Today, October 16th 2017, the Government of Nigeria mobilized over 200 volunteers to help vaccinate residents ages 9 months to 45 years old. This campaign comes after the first case of Yellow Fever (of this outbreak) was reported on September 12th of this year.
The Nigerian Government has partnered with the International Coordination Group to obtain vaccines against the virus which causes Yellow Fever, and the campaign is currently taking place in two states: Kwara state and Kogi state. Yellow Fever is caused by the Yellow Fever Virus a member of the Flaviviridae family.
The World Health Organization has also partnered with the Government of Nigeria in order to continue to: monitor outbreaks, provide health education in at-risk communities, and implement public health measures.
News source:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/yellow-fever-kwara-vaccinates-200000-people-3-days/
World Health Organization statement:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2017/immunization-yellowfever-nigeria/en/
Information on the Yellow Fever Virus from Viral Zone:
http://viralzone.expasy.org/43
-EM
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