Sudan: Yellow Fever Outbreak - Oct 2012
Glide:
EP-2012-000184-SDN
Overview
On 29 Oct 2012, Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health notified the World Health Organization of a yellow fever outbreak in seven localities in Central and South Darfur. As of 6 Jan 2013, a total of 849 suspected cases of yellow fever, including 171 deaths, had been reported in 35 out of 64 localities in Darfur. (WHO, 10 Jan 2013)
More than three million people were vaccinated against yellow fever in Darfur during the first and second phases of a vaccination campaign conducted between the last week of November 2012 and first week of January 2013. Around two million more will be vaccinated during the third phase scheduled to start on 26 Jan 2013. (WHO, 23 Jan 2013)
