Nigeria: Case of Yellow Fever detected in Kwara State

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Source: https://www.today.ng/news/nigeria/14909/fed-govt-confirms-outbreak-yellow-fever


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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Residents, Kwara govt differ on yellow fever deaths

Published October 4, 2017

Residents in nine local government areas of Kwara State have raised the alarm of the spread of suspected yellow fever cases in their communities.

Though the Kwara State Government confirmed only two cases of yellow fever in the state, the Co-ordinator, Igbomina Mobile Clinic, Mr. Olaitan Oyin-Zubair, said more people had died than the number reported.

Oyin-Zubair claimed that 11 out of 17 yellow fever patients taken to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital had died.
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http://punchng.com/residents-kwara-govt-differ-on-yellow-fever-deaths/

 

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WHO supports the immunization of 874 000 people against yellow fever in Nigeria

ABUJA, 16 October, 2017- The Government of Nigeria has launched a campaign to immunize 873,837 people against yellow fever in the states of Kwara and Kogi.

The ten-day campaign began on Friday (13 October) and mobilizes more than 200 health workers and volunteers. It targets residents aged 9 months to 45 years old.

“This campaign aims to ensure that people living in high-risk areas are protected from yellow fever, and to prevent the disease from spreading to other parts of the country,” said Dr. Wondimagegnehu Alemu, WHO Nigeria Representative.

WHO has been working with health authorities on its implementation in nine local government areas in Kwara State and two LGAs in Kogi State.
Nigeria has requested support from the International Coordination Group (ICG) on vaccine provision for yellow fever. A global stockpile of 6 million doses of the yellow fever vaccine is available for countries to access, with the support of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

WHO and health partners have been supporting the Government’s response to the outbreak since the first case of yellow fever was confirmed in Oke Owa Community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara state on 12 September.

WHO has deployed experts to Nigeria to support surveillance and investigation, lab testing, public health measures, and engagement with at-risk communities. An Emergency Operations Centre has been activated in the area to coordinate the response.

The last yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria was reported in 2002, with 20 cases and 11 deaths.

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