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Nigeria At High Risk of Yellow Fever Epidemic - Experts
By Winifred Ogbebo, 24 October 2012
Health experts yesterday in Abuja expressed fears of possible outbreak of yellow fever in the country.
They said 30 years after the last yellow fever epidemic outbreak in the country, no nationwide vaccination had been conducted since, stating that over 101 million Nigerians are at risk of being infected with the disease.
The warning is coming amidst recent outbreak of yellow fever in six districts of Cameroun bordering Cross River State, which places Nigeria at risk because it is the only country among 13 in West Africa yet to conduct mass vaccination...
Nigeria At High Risk of Yellow Fever Epidemic - Experts
By Winifred Ogbebo, 24 October 2012
Health experts yesterday in Abuja expressed fears of possible outbreak of yellow fever in the country.
They said 30 years after the last yellow fever epidemic outbreak in the country, no nationwide vaccination had been conducted since, stating that over 101 million Nigerians are at risk of being infected with the disease.
The warning is coming amidst recent outbreak of yellow fever in six districts of Cameroun bordering Cross River State, which places Nigeria at risk because it is the only country among 13 in West Africa yet to conduct mass vaccination...