Yellow fever other feverish illnesses such as malaria. Other viral hemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola virus, Lassa virus, Marburg virus, and Junin virus, must be excluded as the cause. Personal prevention of yellow fever includes vaccination and avoidance of mosquito bites in areas where yellow fever is endemic. Institutional measures for prevention of yellow fever include vaccination programmes and measures of controlling mosquitoes. Programmes for distribution of mosquito nets for use in homes are providing reductions in cases of both malaria and yellow fever. Use of EPA-registered insect repellent is recommended when outdoors. Exposure for even a short time is enough for
African swine fever virus pig products in a large part of the country to avoid further spread beyond the 6 provinces where the virus is currently confirmed. The appearance of ASF outside Africa at about the same time as the emergence of AIDS led to some interest in whether the two were related, and a report appeared in "The Lancet" supporting this in 1986. However, the realization that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes AIDS, discredited any potential connection with ASF. African swine fever virus African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the causative agent of African swine fever (ASF). The virus causes a haemorrhagic