Yellow fever
Situation report 26 May 2016
The outbreak in Angola remains of high concern due to:
- Persistent local transmission in Luanda despite the fact that more than seven million people have been vaccinated.
- Local transmission reported in seven highly populated provinces including Luanda.
- The continued extension of the outbreak to new provinces and new districts.
- High risk of spread to neighbouring countries.
First Emergency Committee on yellow fever
19 May 2016 – The first WHO convened Emergency Committee on yellow fever has met in response to the ongoing outbreak of the disease in central Africa. While not considering the outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the Committee emphasized the serious national and international risks posed by urban yellow fever outbreaks and offered advice on immediate actions to be taken.
Yellow fever vaccination essential for Angola
17 May 2016 -- As efforts to bring an outbreak of yellow fever in Angola under control continue, WHO reminds all travellers to the country that they are required to receive the yellow fever vaccination and to have a valid certificate of vaccination to prove that they are protected from the disease and to prevent its further spread. View the interactive map to view all countries where yellow fever vaccination certificates are required.
Q&A: Yellow fever in Angola
13 May 2016 -- The ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in Angola (first reported in December 2015) is notable due to its urban nature. There has been extensive local transmission in Luanda, prompting the vaccination of more than 6 million people in the province since February this year. The epidemic has spread to several other major urban settings in the country.
Angola extends yellow fever vaccination campaign to Huambo and Benguela provinces
April 2016 -- As Angola grapples with its worst yellow fever outbreak in decades, the Ministry of Health, with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have extended the vaccination campaign beyond the capital Luanda into Huambo and Benguela – 2 of the other 5 provinces reporting local transmission.
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Vaccinated
7.5 millionMore than 7.5 million people have been vaccinated against yellow fever in Angola.
Fact sheet: Yellow feverSituation report
2 536 A total of 2,536 suspected yellow fever cases with 301 deaths were reported in Angola.
Situation reportInternational spread
3 countriesThree countries have reported Yellow Fever cases exported from Angola.
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