Yellow Fever: Nigeria launches vaccination campaign to contain disease
The Nigerian government has begun a yellow fever reactive vaccination campaign in three states to contain an outbreak of the disease in Ebonyi State in August.
“Reducing exposure to mosquitoes, including the use of insect repellent to avoid bites both during the day and at night and removing potential breeding sites such as standing water containers are also effective,” Mr Oteri said.The vaccination campaign is being carried out in collaboration with the World Health Organisation , Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and other development partners in Benue, Cross River and Ebonyi states.
Out of the 3,295 samples collected and tested, 185 were presumed positive and sent to the Institute Pasteur Dakar for further analysis.Since May 2019, more than 55 suspected cases have been reported from eight LGAs in Ebonyi State. Most of the reported cases in recent weeks were from Izzi LGA in the state.
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