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Monday, 9 June 2025
Media Advisory
WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: Yellow fever in the Americas: what we know
15:00 – 16:00 CEST (Geneva); 09:00 – 10:00 EDT (Washington DC) on Wednesday 11 June 2025
Registration: [https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EFyG9PL5SAWK6tWeqzYUig]
Description of this webinar
Yellow fever, a viral mosquito-borne disease, continues to cause severe outbreaks, despite being preventable through vaccination. This highlights the need for effective control measures and ongoing epidemiological monitoring. Currently, major epidemics in several Latin American countries (over 189 confirmed human cases reported in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and the Plurinational State of Bolivia since the beginning of 2025) are expanding in previously unaffected areas. This indicates a new epidemiological pattern and heightens the risk of urban yellow fever.
The Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics (EYE) is a global multi-partner initiative aimed at eliminating yellow fever epidemics. While sporadic cases are expected in endemic areas, outbreaks should decline as the EYE Strategy progresses.
Objectives
· To provide an up-to-date overview of the current yellow fever outbreaks in Colombia and Brazil, including epidemiological analysis, factors contributing to the spread, and national response efforts to prevent urban transmission.
· To share recent developments in the EYE Strategy’s regional implementation with a focus on prevention and urban preparedness.
· To facilitate knowledge exchange among public health authorities and partners to support coordinated regional action against yellow fever.
Speakers
Maria Van Kerkhove
Director a.i., Epidemic and Pandemic Threat Management Department (EPM), WHO
Laurence Cibrelus Yamamoto
EYE Strategy Secretariat, WHO
Andrea Vicari
Unit Chief, Infectious Hazard Management, PAHO
Diana Pava
Director, National Institute of Health, Colombia
Daniel Ramos
General Coordination of Arboviruses, MOH Brazil
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