Yellow Fever -- China
On 13 Mar 2016, the National IHR [International Health Regulations] Focal Point of China notified WHO of an imported case of yellow fever virus infection. The case is a 32-year-old Chinese male, who works in Luanda, Angola. The patient reported fever and chills on 8 Mar [2016]. He travelled from Luanda to China, arriving in Beijing on 10 Mar 2016. He immediately visited a hospital in Beijing. On 11 Mar 2016, the patient tested positive for yellow fever virus by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/22Puxn1
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