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NCDC warns of rising yellow fever cases

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NCDC warns of rising yellow fever cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a warning about the increasing number of yellow fever cases in the country, coinciding with the ongoing cholera outbreak that has affected nearly all states

NCDC warns of rising yellow fever cases
NCDC warns of rising yellow fever cases

This was announced by Dr Jide Idris, the Director-General of the NCDC, during a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja.

Idris said that since June, the NCDC has been actively managing a cholera outbreak that has spread across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), impacting 187 Local Government Areas (LGAs).

According to him, as of July 15, Nigeria has recorded 3,623 suspected cholera cases and 103 deaths, with a case fatality rate of 2.8 per cent.

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He said that there was a slight decline in reported cases and fatalities in the past week, attributing the improvement to ongoing national and state-level efforts.

He cautioned that the peak of the rainy season, which typically exacerbates cholera outbreaks, was still ahead.

Idris said there were concerns about underreporting due to inadequate resources for surveillance and political stigma associated with the disease.

He said that the agency had also observed a troubling rise in yellow fever cases, particularly with the onset of the rainy season.

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“Three presumptive positive cases have been reported, two in Ekiti State and one in Bayelsa, along with one death.

“Yellow fever, a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes, presents symptoms such as fever, chills, headache, back pain, body aches, and jaundice,” he said.

He urged the public to ensure that they were vaccinated, use mosquito repellents, wear protective clothing, and eliminate stagnant water to reduce mosquito breeding sites.

 

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