Yellow Fever -- Republic of Congo
Congo Republic has confirmed a case of yellow fever near the border with an Angolan enclave, the health ministry said on Tuesday [28 Aug 2018], and has warned of "an emerging event of epidemic proportions."
In all, 186 suspected cases have been detected this year [2018], many of which were in the western commercial hub of Pointe Noire, the head of the government's epidemics unit, Lambert Kitembo told Reuters.
He said 8 blood samples were sent to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5993651&promed&0
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