Posted on 04/17/2016 2:53:10 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe
On 21 January 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of Angola notified WHO of an outbreak of yellow fever (YF). The first case with onset date on 5 December 2015 was identified in Viana municipality, Luanda province.
As of 7 April 2016, a total of 1,708 suspected cases, including 238 deaths (CFR: 13.9%), had been reported from 16 of the countrys 18 provinces. >snip<
A total of 581 cases have been laboratory confirmed in 59 districts of 12 provinces. >snip< The risk of spread to other provinces and to neighbouring countries remains very high.
Transmission of the disease is no longer restricted to Luanda. As of 7 April 2016, the National Final Classification Committee had confirmed local transmission in five other provinces (Benguela, Cuanza Sul, Huambo, Huila and Uige) and in a total of 10 districts.
In addition, international spread of the disease has already been documented. Recent imported cases of YF have in fact been detected in China, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (see DONs published on 11 and 6 April).
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All that need happen is for someone there to come here, while the disease is still incubating. The skeeters will take care of the rest.
There is a growing list of reasons from West Nile Virus, Zika, Chikungunya, and now Yellow Fever, to declare war on mosquitoes.
That won't wipe out the disease, but it will eliminate a vector or reduce its efficacy.
I reckon Ghana will have Olympic teams in Brazil, and it may come back into the Americas there.
From WebMD: Yellow fever is a viral infection transmitted by a bite from infected mosquitoes most commonly found in parts of South America and Africa...so it is apparently in both regions.
Bring back DDT.
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Africa. The country that keeps on giving - deadly diseases.
It’s on Amazon for $22.86. Not bad.
Thanks!
I wouldn’t think to look for Asian Chicks in Angola but, what the hell.
I’ll try anything...
That’s a huge fee. Try an interlibrary loan!
Right. And Malaria.
DDT anyone?
I believe the Chinese are heavily in Angola for oil reserves and other mineral wealth.
I now have purpose.
Just need a pony...
Near where I grew up, there was a small cemetery that had a lot of yellow fever victims buried in it. At one time, they wanted to remove the cemetery to the main church yard, but the local health board thought it would be to dangerous.
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