Wednesday, 24 August 2016

PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Africa (94): Congo DR, Angola

Yellow Fever -- DR Congo
The massive yellow fever vaccination campaign that got underway this month [August] in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will help save lives in those countries. It is also serving as a dress rehearsal for how all nations can best cope with vaccine shortages, something we could see a lot more of in the years ahead.
This latest outbreak of yellow fever began in Angola 6 months ago [published by WHO on 12 Feb 2016, it was notified by Angola to WHO on 21 Jan 2016 but the 1st

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2bhbmfU

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