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Tag Archives: Yellow Fever
WHO concludes yellow fever vaccine booster not required
TweetAn advisory group to the World Health Organization announced on Friday that the yellow fever booster vaccination given ten years following an initial vaccination is not needed. The WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization reviewed the latest evidence … Read More »
Chad readies launch of yellow fever vaccination campaign
Tweet Chad’s Ministry of Health intends to launch an emergency mass-vaccination campaign after the World Health Organization reported two laboratory-confirmed cases of yellow fever in the country. The confirmed cases are from two separate districts, Goz Beida and Guereda. They … Read More »
CDC confirms yellow fever outbreak in Sudan
Tweet The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed an outbreak of yellow fever in Sudan, with 849 confirmed cases and 171 deaths reported to date. The outbreak began on Nov. 16 and was swiftly followed by a Nov. 20 mass … Read More »
WHO releases report on Darfur yellow fever outbreak
Tweet The World Health Organization and the government of Sudan released a situation report last week as an update on the outbreak of yellow fever in Sudan’s Darfur region. Thirty-five localities are experiencing the outbreak in East, North, West, South … Read More »
Yellow fever outbreak in Sudan is worst in 20 years
Tweet An outbreak of mosquito-spread yellow fever has caused more than 800 suspected cases of the disease in the Darfur region of Sudan since the beginning of October. Experts are calling the outbreak, which killed 168 people, the worst worldwide … Read More »
Darfur yellow fever outbreak is deadliest in decades
Tweet A representative of the World Health Organization said on Thursday that the outbreak of mosquito-borne yellow fever in Sudan’s Darfur region is the continent’s worst outbreak in decades. Anshu Banerjee, Sudan’s WHO representative, said that the outbreak could be … Read More »
Death toll in Darfur yellow fever outbreak climbs to 164
Tweet The World Health Organization announced on Monday that a yellow fever outbreak in Sudan’s Darfur region has killed 164 people in the last three months. The organization said that the fighting and banditry in the region makes healthcare access … Read More »
Sudan launches vaccination campaign against yellow fever
Tweet The United Nations announced on Monday that Sudan launched a major vaccination campaign to immunize 2.4 million people against a yellow fever outbreak in the Darfur region. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Health also said that Sudan’s … Read More »