Yellow Fever -- DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo has almost run out of yellow fever vaccine in Kinshasa in the same week that the government declared an epidemic of the disease in the packed capital and 2 other provinces.
Some local people have complained they were denied immunisation due to the shortage, despite queueing for a shot. More supplies have been promised, but health officials in the impoverished country say they have to choose between the high cost of flying them in, or a long wait for shipment
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/293YwCn
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