Three states records 76 deaths from yellow fever in 11 days - NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), through it's Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu has disclosed that three states,

Bauchi, Delta and Enugu states have recently reported a total of 76 deaths suspected to be from yellow fever, between November 1 and 11.

Mr Ihekweazu made it known on Friday, that the cases and deaths were reported to the agency by the state epidemiologists of the three affected states. He disclosed that 74 suspected cases involving 35 deaths were reported from Delta's State, 70 suspected cases with 33 deaths from Enugu, and 78 suspected cases with 8 deaths from Bauchi State, respectively. "Most of the cases were males, with ages ranging from 1-55 years, presenting symptoms that included fever, headache, fatigue, jaundice, abdominal pain, vomiting with or without blood, epistaxis, blood in stools/urine," he added.

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