Nigeria: Over 100 Million Citizens At Risk of Yellow Fever Outbreak - Agency Warns

23 October 2012

As many as 101 million Nigerians are at risk of a possible outbreak of yellow fever, if a mass vaccination campaign is not carried out, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency has warned.

Some 377 local government areas in 25 states have been marked out as high risk areas, indicate an assessment survey of the country.

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