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[h=1]Yellow Fever Outbreak in Nigeria: Situation Report #5, WK 47 (21 November 2017)[/h] Report
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Highlights
[h=1]Yellow Fever Outbreak in Nigeria: Situation Report #5, WK 47 (21 November 2017)[/h] Report
from Government of Nigeria Published on 21 Nov 2017 ? View Original
Highlights
- A Yellow fever outbreak is currently active in Nigeria with four states recording confirmed cases (Kwara, Kogi, Kano, and Zamfara). Kano state is a new state this week.
- However, total of fourteen states have reported suspected cases (Abia Borno, Kogi, Kwara, Kebbi, Plateau, Zamfara, Enugu, Oyo, Anambra, Edo Lagos, Kano and Nasarawa States).
- In the reporting week: Kano State had one confirmed case among some delayed samples sent from the Kaduna Lab; Nasarawa reported one presumptive positive case from Nasarawa LGA; IP Dakar confirmed two more cases from Yagba East LGA in Kogi State; An additional eight presumptive positive cases from Kogi State were shipped to IP Dakar.
- The outbreak started with a case of Yellow fever confirmed in Ifelodun LGA in Kwara State, Nigeria on September 12th, 2017...