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Yellow fever kills eight persons in Savannah Region
Date: Oct - 30 - 2021 , 11:57
BY: graphic.com.gh
Category: General News
Eight persons have been reported dead from a suspected Yellow Fever outbreak in the Savannah Region.
This follows interim laboratory results of an unusual disease from the region, a press release from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has stated.
It said the disease was presumed to be Yellow Fever and that samples had been shipped for final confirmation.
The release, signed by Director General of the GHS, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said tests for other Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers like Ebola, Lassa, Marburg and Zika were all negative.
It said the victims, all nomads in selected communities in West and North Gonja of the Savannah region had never been vaccinated against Yellow Fever...
Yellow fever kills eight persons in Savannah Region
Date: Oct - 30 - 2021 , 11:57
BY: graphic.com.gh
Category: General News
Eight persons have been reported dead from a suspected Yellow Fever outbreak in the Savannah Region.
This follows interim laboratory results of an unusual disease from the region, a press release from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has stated.
It said the disease was presumed to be Yellow Fever and that samples had been shipped for final confirmation.
The release, signed by Director General of the GHS, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said tests for other Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers like Ebola, Lassa, Marburg and Zika were all negative.
It said the victims, all nomads in selected communities in West and North Gonja of the Savannah region had never been vaccinated against Yellow Fever...
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