Yellow Fever [to 2 July 2016]
http://www.who.int/emergencies/yellow-fever/en/
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Yellow Fever – Situation Report – 30 June 2016
Full Report:
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/246156/1/yellowfeversitrep30Jun16-eng.pdf?ua=1
[Excerpt]
…The risk of spread
Two additional countries have reported confirmed yellow fever cases imported from Angola: Kenya (two cases) and People’s Republic of China (11 cases). These cases highlight the risk of international spread through non-immunised travellers.
Seven countries (Brazil, Chad, Colombia, Ghana, Guinea, Peru and Uganda) are currently reporting yellow fever outbreaks or sporadic cases not linked to the Angolan outbreak…
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IOM / International Organization for Migration [to 2 July 2016]
http://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases
06/28/16
Yellow Fever Outbreak Confirmed in DR Congo: IOM Trains Border Health Officers
Democratic Republic of Congo – IOM has trained a first group of border health officials to combat an outbreak of yellow fever.
The training was held in the town of Matadi, which borders Angola, and was attended by 25 health officers from Kinshasa’s Ndjili Airport, Beach Ngobila on the Congo River and other main border posts in Mbanza Ngungu, Kimpese Lufu, Ango-Ango (Matadi), Boma, Lindu, Yema, Yatch and Moanda.
The workshop was designed to improve participants’ understanding of an Integrated Surveillance of Diseases and Response, international health regulations, the management of migration flows during outbreaks, and the registration of suspected cases.
Saturnin Phuati Nganzi, who heads the National Border Hygiene Programme, said: “This first training has equipped my team with the right tools to reinforce existing epidemiological surveillance at the borders.”…