Geneva:The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported ongoing yellow fever outbreaks in nine African countries, with 67 confirmed cases identified across these regions.
According to Sharjah 24, the affected countries include Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Togo, and Nigeria. These outbreaks pose significant public health concerns.
WHO has highlighted several factors contributing to the risk of further transmission and spread of the disease. These include cross-border population movements, the presence of mosquitoes capable of transmitting yellow fever, and varying levels of vaccination coverage across the affected regions.
The organisation has assessed the public health risk of the current outbreak as moderate at the regional level, while considering it low on a global scale.