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Fed govt confirms outbreak of yellow fever
By
Yemisi Adeolu -
September 18, 2017
The Federal Government has confirmed a case of Yellow Fever in a young girl in Oke Owa Community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.
According to the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, laboratory diagnosis was carried out at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital and confirmed at the Institut Pasteur, Dakar, Senegal on the 12th of September 2017.
He said following the confirmation of the case, the State Epidemiology Team has begun investigation in the affected area and surrounding communities.
?A joint Team from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, National Primary Health Care Development Agency and the World Health Organisation Country Office has been deployed to support the State in carrying out a detailed investigation and risk analysis.
?An Outbreak Control Team has also been constituted to ensure rapid and coordinated decision-making,? Director, Press and Public Relations, Mrs Boade Akinola, said in a statement...
Fed govt confirms outbreak of yellow fever
By
Yemisi Adeolu -
September 18, 2017
The Federal Government has confirmed a case of Yellow Fever in a young girl in Oke Owa Community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.
According to the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, laboratory diagnosis was carried out at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital and confirmed at the Institut Pasteur, Dakar, Senegal on the 12th of September 2017.
He said following the confirmation of the case, the State Epidemiology Team has begun investigation in the affected area and surrounding communities.
?A joint Team from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, National Primary Health Care Development Agency and the World Health Organisation Country Office has been deployed to support the State in carrying out a detailed investigation and risk analysis.
?An Outbreak Control Team has also been constituted to ensure rapid and coordinated decision-making,? Director, Press and Public Relations, Mrs Boade Akinola, said in a statement...
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