Yellow Fever Hit Angola, DR Congo
The deadly disease has spread into neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo despite Angola's efforts to curb it.
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Angola: Angola Yellow Fever Funds Pay for Refuse Collection
Maka, 20 June 2016
Why was a sum of nearly US $200,000, allocated to fight the yellow fever epidemic in the Angolan oil-rich province of Cabinda, used instead to pay off a debt to a private refuse… Read more »
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Gambia: Precautionary Measures Needed - Yellow Fever a Current Threat
The Point, 24 June 2016
While yellow fever has taken a new wave of scourge causing deaths, vaccine for the disease has depleted. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Declares Yellow Fever Outbreak
East African, 20 June 2016
The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a yellow fever epidemic in the provinces of Kinshasa, Kongo Central and Kwango, after recording 67 cases of the disease, Reuters… Read more »
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Africa: Global Stockpile of Yellow Fever Vaccine Running Low
UN News, 17 June 2016
The global stockpile of the yellow fever vaccine may not be sufficient if simultaneous outbreaks hit the densely populated areas not covered by emergency responses, the United… Read more »
InFocus
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The government has launched a vaccination campaign against yellow fever in an effort to curb the spread of the disease. Read more »
