Estimating case fatality risk of severe Yellow Fever cases: systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Case fatality risk (CFR), commonly referred to as a case fatality ratio or rate, represents the probability of a disease case being fatal. It is often estimated for various diseases through analysis of surveillance data, case reports, or record examinations. Reported CFR values for Yellow Fever vary, offering wide ranges. Estimates have not been found through systematic literature review, which has been used to estimate CFR of other diseases. This study aims to estimate the case fatality risk of severe Yellow Fever cases through a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

Methods

A search strategy was implemented in PubMed and Ovid Medline in June 2019 and updated in March 2021, seeking reported severe case counts, defined by fever and either jaundice or hem

SUBMITTER: Servadio JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8365934 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature