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Yellow fever is passed to humans from the bite of infected mosquitoes. On Wednesday, Brazil's Ministry of Health announced it has ordered 11.5 million yellow fever vaccines following an outbreak in which at least 40 people have died so far. File Photo by Kitsadakron_Photography/Shutterstock
Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Brazil's Ministry of Health said it ordered 11.5 million doses of yellow fever vaccine following an outbreak that killed at least 40 people.
Most cases occurred in the state of Minas Gerais, but about 360 cases are also under investigation in the states of Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia and São Paulo.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yellow fever, found in tropical and subtropical areas in Africa and South America, is transmitted to people through the bite of infected mosquitoes.
"The Ministry of Health strengthens the strategic stock of the yellow fever vaccine with 11.5 million more doses," Brazil's ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that 6 million doses would be delivered "immediately" while the remaining 5.5 million will be "delivered as requested by the ministry."
The CDC said illness ranges in severity from a self-limited febrile illness to severe liver disease with bleeding, adding that from 20 percent to 50 percent
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