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PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Africa (88): WHO, vaccines, laboratory

Yellow Fever -- DR CongoA yellow fever outbreak was detected in Luanda, Angola late in December 2015. The 1st cases were confirmed by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa on 19 Jan 2016 and by the Institut Pasteur Dakar (IP-D) on 20 Jan [2016]. Subsequently, a rapid increase in the number of cases has been observed.SummaryAngola: 3748 suspected casesIn Angola, as of 21 Jul 2016, a total of 3748 suspected cases have been reported, of which 879 are confirmed. The Read more [...]