Yellow Fever -- Angola
An ongoing yellow fever epidemic in Angola has killed 99 people out of 462 suspected cases since 30 Dec [2015], statistics showed [Mon 22 Feb 2016], despite government attempts to quell the outbreak.
The centre of the health crisis is the capital Luanda's eastern suburb of Viana where 29 dead out of 173 suspected cases have been reported, according to the health ministry.
There is no specific treatment for yellow fever, a viral hemorrhagic disease, which is transmitted by infected
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