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  • Nigeria records 14 deaths from yellow fever in 7 months

    Nigeria records 14 deaths from yellow fever in 7 months

    At least 14 people have died of yellow fever disease in the country between January and July 2022, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

    Yellow fever, according to the World Health Organisation, is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes, with accompanying symptoms such as fever, headache, jaundice, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue.

    Once contracted, the virus incubates in the body for a few days but less than a week, although many patients do not experience symptoms.

    While these symptoms disappear after three to four days in some patients, very few enter a second and more toxic phase within 24 hours of recovering from the initial symptoms.

    In its latest report on Monday, September 5 about the disease, the NCDC stated that the fatalities were recorded in 10 states, including Zamfara which reported three deaths.

    The NCDC added that Taraba and Katsina recorded two fatalities each, while other states that reported a death each, were Abia, Bayelsa, Benue, Imo, Kaduna, Kebbi, and Yobe.

    The NCDC said a total of 1,179 suspected cases have been reported from 416 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from January 1 to July 31.

    “The cases were reported from the following states: Abia (36), Adamawa (18), Akwa Ibom (nine), Anambra (84), Bauchi (38), Bayelsa (13), Benue (24), Borno (100), Cross River (26), Delta (eight), Ebonyi (27), Edo (14), Ekiti (29), Enugu (67), FCT (five), Gombe (14), Imo (43), Jigawa (81), Kaduna (eight), Kano (four), Katsina (81), Kebbi (21), Kogi (15), Kwara (21), Lagos (four), Nasarawa (24), Niger (25), Ogun (25), Ondo (62), Osun (19), Oyo (73), Plateau (45), Rivers (23), Sokoto (16), Taraba (33), Yobe (31), and Zamfara (13),” the report said.

    It added “A total of eight presumptive positive and six inconclusive results were recorded from the Nigeria Laboratory Network. These presumptive positives were from UBTH Benin (two), MDH Abuja (one), CPHL Lagos (three), YDMH (two).”

  • Yellow fever: Outbreak spreads to three more LGAs in Enugu

    Yellow fever: Outbreak spreads to three more LGAs in Enugu

    There was palpable tension in Enugu State on Monday following the report of a suspected Yellow Fever outbreak in three more local government areas of the state.

    Enugu State had been battling to contain the outbreak of the disease in two communities of Ette Uno and Umuopu in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of the state, which reportedly claimed 52 lives between late October when the outbreak was first reported and November 2020.

    The state government has also confirmed it had received reports of strange deaths within communities in Nsukka, Isi-Uzo, and Igbo-Etiti LGAs.

    A statement by the Commissioner of Health, Prof Ikechukwu Obi, released on Sunday night, disclosed that the ministry’s Rapid Response Team, LGA Rapid Response Teams in collaboration with International and National Partners had visited the communities to investigate the reports and had taken samples for testing.

    The statement partly read, “Following the confirmed cases of Yellow Fever in Igbo Eze North LGA of Enugu State and the concerted efforts to control the situation in the LGA by the State Government, Stakeholders and Partners; Federal and International, reports have also been received of ‘strange deaths’ within communities in Nsukka, Isi-Uzo and Igbo-Etiti LGAs.

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    “The Enugu State Ministry of Health Rapid Response Team, LGA Rapid Response Teams, International and National Partners have also visited these LGAs to investigate the reports and take samples for testing just as was done for the reports at Igboeze North.

    “The new set of samples from these LGAs have been sent to the National Reference Laboratory at the Federal Capital Territory Abuja for a thorough and complete examination to determine conclusively the reasons for these new set of reports and the results are expected back early this week.”

    While the Health Commissioner condoled with families that lost their loved ones in the unfortunate development, reminded residents of the state that “Yellow Fever is transmitted through mosquito bites”.

    He, therefore, advised that people should keep their environment clean and remove mosquito breeding sites around their homes.

    He added, “Yellow Fever Vaccination is not for treatment of Yellow Fever, it is for prevention of Yellow Fever.

    “If you have been recently vaccinated against Yellow Fever, you do not need to be vaccinated again.

    “It takes 10 days or more for Yellow fever vaccine to start working after you have received it.

    “If you or your loved one are not feeling well, please visit or take your loved one to a nearby hospital for treatment. Trained Health Workers can recognize most of the diseases of public health importance and know what to do.”

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  • Nigeria battles resurgence of Yellow Fever in Delta, Enugu

    Nigeria battles resurgence of Yellow Fever in Delta, Enugu

    By Joyce Remi-Babayeju

     As Nigeria records sudden surge of Yellow Fever, YF, in some communities in  two Southern States, Delta and Enugu the  Nigeria Centre for Disease Control , NCDC, has said that it is currently supporting the  affected.

    According to  the  NCDC  it’s support follows the spike in cases and deaths recorded so far in those communities in the two states.

    NCDC had on 2nd and 3rd of November 2020,  notified by the State Ministries of Health of Delta and Enugu States respectively, of cases presenting with symptoms indicative of a viral hemorrhagic fever.

     Most cases presented with fever, headache, fatigue, jaundice vomiting (with or without blood) among others.

    As at the 6th of November 2020, three samples from Delta and one sample from Enugu tested positive for yellow fever at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital Laboratory and NCDC’s National Reference Laboratory, Gaduwa. 

    The diseases agency  noted that more samples are being tested from both states to confirm the causative organism of this outbreak.

    The State Epidemiology Teams are leading the response with support from NCDC, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and the World Health Organization (WHO). 

    An incident management system has been activated by NCDC to coordinate response activities and Rapid Response Teams (RRT) have been deployed to both states. The NCDC and State RRTs are carrying out active case search, risk communications and community engagement as well as ensuring prompt management of cases. Our sister agency, NPHCDA is working with the affected states to plan for a vaccination campaign.

    Yellow fever is a vaccine-preventable disease, and a single shot provides immunity for a lifetime. Symptoms of the disease include yellowness of the eyes, sudden fever, headache and body pain. The yellow fever vaccine is available for free in primary health care centres in Nigeria as part of the national childhood routine immunisation schedule. The yellow fever virus is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito.

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has  advised the public to take the precautionary measures to reduce the risk of yellow fever infection which includes keeeping  clean environment clean and free of stagnant water to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes.

    People should use of  mosquito treated nets and install screens on windows and doors to prevent mosquito bites.

    Avoid self-medication; visit a health facility immediately if you feel ill and have symptoms such as fever while Healthcare workers are reminded to maintain a high index of suspicion for yellow fever amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The agency further enjoined parents to  ensure their children are vaccinated against yellow fever as part of the national childhood routine immunisation schedule.

    The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA,  said it has being engaged in continuous  proactive and reactivate vaccination campaigned  one of such is the WHO’s EYE- Strategy to eliminate YF epidemics from the country.

    After 21 years after the last case of YF in Nigeria on the 12th September 2017 a new case was reported, since then there has being pockets of cases in the country.

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  • Yellow fever: Nigeria resumes new YF vaccination for 30m Nigerians in 7 states

    Yellow fever: Nigeria resumes new YF vaccination for 30m Nigerians in 7 states

    By Joyce Remi-Babayeju


    To stop outbreak of Yellow Fever, YF, in Nigeria the World Health Organization, WHO, CDC, Gavi, and Vaccine Alliance in a collaborative initiative with the Nigerian Government will launch a safety accelerated series of mass prevention to vaccinate 30 million people against Yellow Fever, YF in Seven states.
    According to WHO in a statement made available to Journalists in Abuja said that the accelerated YF campaigns phase 4 will target more than 30 million people in seven states and complete the pending 2019 phase 3 YF campaign in Anambra State.

    The seven states include Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Delta, Osun, Ondo and Oyo.
    The new vaccination safety measures is in view of combating multiple public health challenges including COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
    The acceleration has been endorsed by the global strategy to Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) by 2026.

    In view of combating multiple public health challenges in Nigeria, the trio initiative has assured safe implementation in the COVID-19 context by providing personal protective equipment, PPE, and enhanced infection prevention control measures with funding from. Gavi and Vaccine Alliance.

    Executive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr Shuaib Faisal, said, “While COVID-19 remains a pressing priority, we are pleased to be able to safely launch life-protecting vaccination campaigns against yellow fever this week. “Almost 30 million Nigerians will be protected for life from these campaigns in coming months – a remarkable achievement by our health care workers and communities,”
    “We encourage all eligible persons in the state to come forward and get vaccinated. Yellow fever outbreaks have re-emerged as a serious public health concern since September 2017. The upcoming campaigns will help stop outbreaks and save lives.”

    WHO Representative to Nigeria, Dr Kazadi Mulombo said, ” WHO has helped source and provide 265,000 face masks that will support safe implementation of life-saving yellow fever vaccination activities in the COVID-19 context in Anambra state.

    WHO says that Yellow fever is a viral infection transmitted by infected mosquitos. The infection can cause serious disease, including fever and jaundice (yellowness of the eyes) and can even lead to death and that outbreaks of the disease can spread rapidly in communities and cause devastating and deadly illness.