Tuesday, 7 November 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Africa (13): Nigeria

Yellow Fever -- Nigeria
The outbreak of yellow fever in Nigeria, initially notified to WHO on [Fri 15 Sep 2017] by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has evolved. The index case was a 7-year-old girl from Oro-Ago community in Ifelodun Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State who developed acute jaundice syndrome on [Wed 16 Aug 2017]. On [Tue 29 Aug 2017], specimens from the case-patient tested positive for yellow fever virus at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) laboratory by polymerase chain

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2zkUK3U

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