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Event:
EP Epidemic
Number:
2015-000179
Country:
AGO Angola
Location:
district of Viana
Date (YMD):
2015-12-5
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Information Source:
IFRC
Comments:
Angola is experiencing its first confirmed yellow fever outbreak in 30 years. The first cases were identified in the district of Viana (Luanda province) on 5 December 2015. According to data collected by Cruz Vermelha de Angola (CVA), there have been 277 suspected cases of yellow fever (cumulative) and 65 deaths (CFR 23.5%). The majority of cases have been reported in Luanda. Other affected provinces include Cabinda, Cuanza Sul, Huambo, Huila and Uige.1 Two previous yellow fever outbreaks in Angola were recorded in 1971 and 1986. Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes.. There are an estimated 130,000 cases of yellow fever reported yearly, causing 44,000 deaths worldwide each year, with 90 percent occurring in Africa.1
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