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NCDC Records 14 Death Of Yellow Fever In 10 States

 

 

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 14 deaths in 10 states from suspected cases of yellow fever from January to July 2022.

 

This was revealed by NCDC on its official website on Sunday night.

 

 

It listed the affected states as Abia -one, Bayelsa -one, Benue- one, Imo- one, Kaduna- one, Katsina – two, Kebbi -two, Taraba -two, Yobe -one and Zamfara -three.

 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) described yellow fever as an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes.

 

The “yellow” in the name refers to jaundice that affects some patients.

 

The symptoms of yellow fever include headache, jaundice, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting and fatigue.

 

A small proportion of patients who contract the virus, however, develop severe symptoms, and approximately half of them die within seven to 10 days.

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