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Yellow fever outbreak gets political in Angola

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Yellow fever virus is found in tropical and subtropical areas in South America and Africa. The virus is transmitted to people by the bite...

Angola yellow fever update: 118 dead, most in Luanda

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In a follow up on the yellow fever outbreak situation in the South African country of Angola, health officials say the outbreak has grown to 434 cases of the serious mosquito borne viral illness and of...

Angola yellow fever outbreak prompts CDC travel notice

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice recently for the southern African nation of Angola due to an ever growing yellow fever outbreak in Luanda Province. The...

Yellow fever deaths mount in Angola, more than 50 dead

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The yellow fever outbreak that started in early December in the district of Viana, Luanda province has grown to some 240 cases, including 51 deaths, according to Angola health officials. Issues with...

Angola yellow fever outbreak: 84% of cases reported from Luanda province

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We have been monitoring the yellow fever outbreak in Angola for several weeks now and today  the World Health Organization (WHO) released an update that provides some additional details about the situation. The...

Yellow fever outbreak: 37 dead in Angola

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In an update on the yellow fever outbreak that began in Luanda, Angola in December, health officials say the death toll has climbed to 37. National Director of Health, Mr Adelaide de Carvalho said health...

Angola reports two dozen yellow fever cases, 7 deaths

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The southern African nation of Angola has reported some 23 cases of yellow fever that resulted in seven deaths in Viana municipality, according to local media Friday. Health minister, José Van-Dunem...

Measles travel notices issued for Angola, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ethiopia

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued three travel notices Wednesday due to ongoing measles outbreaks in Angola, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ethiopia. In Angola, the US federal...

Scabies outbreak in Huambo Province, Angola: 200 children affected

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An outbreak of scabies has affected 197 children under the age of 10 in the municipality of Caala, in Huambo province in the south African country of Angola, according to an Angola Press report (computer...

Angola reports anthrax outbreak in central Benguela province, 150 cattle affected

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An outbreak of the bacterial disease, anthrax has affected some 150 cattle in the Angolan province of Benguela, according to a Horn of Africa Online report. The outbreak began in early November in the...