The Government of Meghalaya on April 11, 2023, notified the Meghalaya Epidemic Diseases Malaria Regulation, 2023. The following has been stated- Powers and Functions of the Inspecting Officer are mentioned. Preparation of blood slides for each fever case is specified. Declaration as a case of suspected malaria until and unless …
South Sudan launched a yellow fever vaccination campaign in Sakure, Nzara County Gbudue State to vaccinate nearly 20 thousand people, after the declaration of an outbreak in the area in November 2018. The World Health Organization (WHO) supported campaign will reach 19 578 individuals aged 9 months to 65 years. …
Nigeria has recoded over 1,640 suspected cases of Yellow fever with 41 confirmed cases according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Reference Laboratory in Dakar, Senegal, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said. Meanwhile, about seven states in the country have reported the outbreak of Yellow fever and …
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed the outbreak of Yellow Fever in Edo State. The health agency in charge of disease control in Nigeria in a press release made available to PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday said it has begun investigations alongside the state public health team following the …
Climate change promotes spread of mosquito, tick-borne viruses, yellow fever in Africa Scientists have provided more reasons why there is rise in the number of mosquitoes and other disease-bearing insects as well as increase in viral infections globally. Researchers from the European Commission Joint Research Centre found that disease-bearing insects …
American's stocks of yellow fever vaccines are set to run out this summer, the country's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned. In the body's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report issued on Friday (28 April), it said it expected "a complete depletion of yellow fever vaccine available for …
Democratic Republic of Congo's worst yellow fever outbreak in decades has ended two months after Angola declared its epidemic to be over, following a massive UN-backed vaccine campaign, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. No new cases have been reported in either country in six months, just over a year …
Luanda — THE deadly yellow fever continues claiming lives despite attempts to halt its spread. The disease has killed more than 70 people since it recently emanated from Angola. It has since spread to China, Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya. As of June 13, the three countries had reported …
There is currently an emerging outbreak of yellow fever in Angola. Cases in infected travellers have been reported in a number of other African countries, as well as in China, representing the first ever documented cases of yellow fever in Asia. There is a large Chinese workforce in Angola, many …
One of the mysteries of epidemiology is why Asia does not suffer from yellow fever. The disease is endemic in Africa, the continent where it evolved. It is widespread in South America, having been carried there by European slave ships. It was once found in both North America and southern …
The worst yellow fever epidemic in Angola since 1986 is rapidly spreading, including the capital, Luanda. In Angola, the epidemic began in December 2015 and the laboratory-confirmed outbreak was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 21, 2016.1 Angola has had 2023 suspected cases and 258 deaths as …
The World Health Organisation has once again warned that Angola is facing a yellow fever risk. The organisation said people with the greatest risk are those in urban areas. All travellers to Angola have been advised to make sure that they are vaccinated before visiting the country. WHO says this …
An outbreak of yellow fever has killed 21 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) says, linking some cases to an outbreak in neighbouring Angola. In a statement, the WHO said the deaths had occurred in January to March, with 151 suspected cases recorded. There …
BEIJING -- China's National Health and Family Planning Commission on Sunday confirmed the nation's first imported yellow fever case in Beijing. The patient, a 32-year-old man from east Zhejiang Province, first experienced stage one symptoms of the disease, including fever and chills, on March 8 while still in Luanda, capital …
Yellow fever is a flavivirus infection that is transmitted to people and to non-human primates through the bites of infected mosquitoes. This serious viral disease affects people living in and visiting tropical regions of Africa and Central and South America. In rural areas next to forests, the virus typically causes …
This comprehensive brief explains why vector-borne diseases merit global attention. It provides detail on the vectors and the diseases they cause. It outlines the various methods of prevention and control of such diseases and the challenges that the public health community faces in tackling them. It concludes with WHO’s recommendations …
The Centre has been asked by the Delhi High Court to respond to a plea seeking an order for compliance of guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation at airport public health organisations for the “yellow fever vaccine”. According to the plea, Swinder Bir Singh Baweja and his wife Kiran …
50 cases reported in past one week The dengue-control measures of the government have failed as more than 600 persons in Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts have been diagnosed with the fever. Despite a dip in the temperature, the epidemic is spreading fast, causing fear psychosis among people. Over 50 …
With the only government-run production unit for yellow fever vaccine in Kasauli out of order for nearly two years, most authorised vaccine centres in the country are fast running out of stock. This has prompted the Ministry of Health to issue advisories allowing prospective travellers to purchase the vaccine from …
Mosquito-born yellow fever has killed 32 people in Sudan’s conflict-plagued Darfur region this month, the health ministry said in a statement obtained by AFP on Wednesday. “According to laboratory results, people are affected by yellow fever. The total number affected in the two states is 84, 32 of whom died,” …
