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Yellow fever claims 172 lives in Nigeria: WHO
4 Dec  Nigeria
A yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 172 people so far, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Concerns over COVID-19, Yellow Fever spike as yuletide beckons
28 Nov  Health
As the yuletide season beckons amid COVID-19 pandemic and reported outbreak of Yellow Fever in some parts of the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has advised Nigerians...
Yuletide amid COVID-19, Yellow fever outbreak: Task before Nigeria’s disease control agencies
28 Nov  Saturday Magazine
Barely four weeks to this year’s Christmas, Nigerians are increasingly becoming apprehensive over the outbreak of Yellow fever in some states of the country and a possible second wave of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Curious yellow fever outbreak
25 Nov  Opinion
The reported outbreak of yellow fever in parts of Delta and Enugu states should be taken with great concern for many reasons. One is that having last been recorded many years ago in Nigeria...
How delayed preventive plans encouraged yellow fever, others, by FG, experts
23 Nov  Nigeria
The Federal Government and medical experts have confirmed the possible resurgence of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) and other preventable diseases as the dry season approaches.
Enugu begins mass vaccination of residents in three yellow fever-ravaged councils
20 Nov  Nigeria
No fewer than 922,463 residents of Enugu State will be vaccinated in the ongoing yellow fever vaccination in three local council areas with confirmed cases.
Yellow fever: Anambra Govt. vaccinates 5.5 million residents
18 Nov  Nigeria
The Anambra Government said on Wednesday that it vaccinated about 5.5 million residents against yellow fever during the 10-day campaign against the disease in the state.
Benue government links strange disease to Yellow fever
17 Nov  Nigeria
Benue State government has said that the strange disease that claimed 20 lives in a part of the state has been verified to be yellow fever.
Enugu begins mass vaccination in communities against yellow fever
12 Nov 2020  Nigeria
Enugu State government has commenced mass vaccination in Ette and Umuopu communities in Igbo-Eze North Council of the state, following the outbreak of yellow fever in the localities.
8 die, another 8 test positive to Yellow fever in Ganjuwa, Bauchi
10 Nov 2020  Nigeria
The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA) says that an outbreak of yellow fever has occurred in Ganjuwa Local Government Areas (LGA) of Bauchi State with eight deaths and eight samples testing positive.
Nigeria reports 'sudden spike' in yellow fever deaths
9 Nov 2020  Nigeria
Nigerian health authorities on Monday said they were battling a suspected outbreak of yellow fever in two southern areas that local media said might have left dozens dead.
Nigeria resumes Yellow fever vaccination – WHO
16 Oct 2020  Nigeria
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria has resumed Yellow fever vaccination with safety measures for the COVID-19 in context.