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jungle yellow fever

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Medical Definition of jungle yellow fever

: yellow fever endemic in or near forest or jungle areas in Africa and South America and transmitted by mosquitoes other than members of the genus Aedes and especially by those of the genus Haemagogus

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“Jungle yellow fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/jungle%20yellow%20fever. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.

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