WorldAfricaAfrica: Yellow fever outbreak update

Africa: Yellow fever outbreak update

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak
Threat LensBiologicalWorldAfrica
By Arianna Sottile

Victims

6

Wounded

309

Date

April 5, 2024

What happened

 The Africa CDC’s Weekly Event-Based Surveillance Report – Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Report (28 April 2024) has recorded a total of 309 yellow fever cases—14 confirmed, 9 probable, and 286 suspected—and six deaths (CFR: 1.94%) across six African Union Member States: CAR (37 cases), Cameroon (8), Congo (120), Gabon (28), South Sudan (115; 6 deaths), and Uganda (1). Recently, South Sudan reported 11 new cases with no additional fatalities.

Where it happened

Main sources

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-weekly-event-based-surveillance-report-april-2024/

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