Yellow Fever -- Nigeria
A vaccination campaign for yellow fever is planned to begin in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara by 30 Sep 2017 to prevent further spread of infection. Ifelodun is the site where a girl in the community of Oke Owa is reported to have contracted yellow fever on 12 Sep [2017]. Surrounding local government areas will also be covered in the vaccination campaign, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said Monday [25 Sep 2017].
The case of yellow fever was diagnosed at Lagos University
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2frc6R4
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