Yellow fever spread from Angola 'serious,' says WHO
A yellow fever outbreak in Angola with cases exported to DR Congo, Uganda and Kenya have prompted the World Health Organization to urge travelers to get vaccinations. Few of Africa's populations are...
View ArticleYellow Fever in Africa Not Quite an Emergency, WHO Says
An outbreak of yellow fever that's killed 300 people is worrying and needs urgent action, but doesn't amount to a public health emergency, WHO says. ......
View ArticleYellow fever outbreak is 'serious and of great concern'
The WHO held an emergency meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday to review the latest information about the outbreak that began in December. The committee said the outbreak does not constitute a...
View ArticleDeadly Yellow Fever Is Spreading Unabated
[CAJ News] Luanda -FEARS are growing a deadly yellow fever outbreak in Angola, which has already spread to Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and China, will continue to spread internationally without...
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A deadly yellow fever outbreak in Angola and Congo is of great concern but does not amount to a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The UN health body said an...
View ArticleYellow fever outbreak is "serious"
LONDON — The World Health Organization says the ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in central Africa is “serious and of great concern” but does not warrant being declared a global emergency. ......
View ArticleHealth Ministry bars travel from yellow fever-affected countries without...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Health Ministry said today that people travelling from yellow fever-affected countries will not be allowed into the island without proof of vaccination. This follows the...
View ArticleYellow fever: urgent action needed to prevent international crisis
By International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Socie Fears are growing that a deadly yellow fever outbreak in Angola — which has already spread to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and...
View ArticleYellow Fever Outbreak in Angola, DR Congo Poses ‘Serious’ Global Risk
An outbreak of the yellow fever viral disease in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo poses a serious regional and international risk, the World health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. ......
View ArticleNews24.com | Angola yellow fever outbreak could spark 'global crisis'
A deadly yellow fever outbreak in Angola, which has already spread the disease as far as China, risks sparking a global crisis, the Red Cross has warned. ......
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Yellow fever outbreaks in Africa need action, mass vaccination - WHO
GENEVA, May 19 (Reuters) - Outbreaks of deadly yellow fever in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo do not constitute a global health emergency but require stepped-up control measures and mass...
View ArticleYellow fever outbreaks in Africa require action, vaccination - WHO
GENEVA, May 19 (Reuters) - Outbreaks of deadly yellow fever in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo do not constitute a global health emergency but require stepped up surveillance and mass...
View ArticleYellow fever outbreak a 'serious public health event' but not a public...
The outbreak of yellow fever in central Africa is not a public health emergency, but the situation in serious and needs to be controlled better, World Health Organization advisers say. ......
View ArticleYellow Fever Outbreak Called 'Serious' As Deaths Near 300
An Aedes Aegypti mosquito is photographed on human skin in a lab of the International Training and Medical Research Training Center on Jan. 25, 2016, in Cali, Colombia. Experts from the World Health...
View ArticleWHO raises great concern over serious yellow fever situation
The World Health Organization on Thursday said the urban yellow fever outbreaks in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo is a serious public health event, but does not constitute a Public Health...
View ArticleWHO: Yellow fever outbreak is 'serious and of great concern'
(CNN)The yellow fever outbreak in Angola is serious and of great concern, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The WHO held an emergency meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday to review...
View ArticleYellow fever outbreak is “serious” but not an emergency
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says the ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in central Africa is “serious and of great concern,” but does not warrant being declared a global emergency. On...
View ArticleMeeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations...
(Source: WHO - World Health Organization) WHO statement 19 May 2016 An Emergency Committee (EC) regarding yellow fever was convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations...
View ArticleAngola yellow fever outbreak could spark 'global crisis': Red Cross
By AFP There is no specific treatment for yellow fever, which is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito which also spreads Zika, dengue and chikungunya. By Albert Gonzalez Farran (UNAMID/AFP/File)...
View ArticleYellow fever outbreak is "serious" but not an emergency
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says the ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in central Africa is "serious...
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