Yellow fever
(Flavi virus)
| Material: | Antibody demonstration: 1 ml serum |
| Methods: | Ligandenassays → Immunfluoreszenzassay (IFA) | Criteria for evaluation | IgG: < 1 : 20 titer |
| Indication | Immunization titer control |
| Please note | Incubation time 3 – 6 days. Incidence: West- and Central Africa, South- and Central America. Transmission by mosquitos (Aedes). Acute infectious disease with various degrees of severity. Mild course of illness is flu-like without rhinitis. In few cases severe infection with classic triad: Icterus, hemorrhages (skin, kidney, stomach) and distinctive albuminuria, biphasic course of disease. CAUTION: In case of acute suspicion of disease, please do not send any sample to our laboratory! Please contact the Bernard-Nocht institute or the Robert-Koch institute at once! Further information can be found at: www.rki.de |
| External services | ja Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin |