The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a warning about the increasing number of yellow fever cases in the country, coinciding with the ongoing cholera outbreak that has affected nearly all states. Dr Jide Idris, the Director-General of the NCDC, issued the warning at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning about the increasing number of yellow fever cases in the country, coinciding with the ongoing cholera outbreak that has affected nearly all states. Dr Jide Idris, the Director-General of the NCDC, issued the warning at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja.
Idris said there were concerns about underreporting due to inadequate resources for surveillance and political stigma associated with the disease. He said that the agency had also observed a troubling rise in yellow fever cases, particularly with the onset of the rainy season. “Three presumptive positive cases have been reported, two in Ekiti state and one in Bayelsa, along with one death.
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