Yellow Fever -- DR Congo
A mass vaccination campaign against yellow fever has kicked off in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following an outbreak of the disease in the country.
The immunization aims to cover about 2 million people in the zones lying at the border with neighbouring Angola. It will however exclude pregnant women and children below 9 months.
The campaign, financed by Gavi-Alliance comes after 48 cases were confirmed in the country including 44 cases imported from Angola. 7 people in the Congo
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/1OYA7I7
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