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Avian Influenza - Situation in Viet Nam

8 February 2012 - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. The case was a 26 year-old pregnant female from Soc Trang province. She developed sympto...

Yellow Fever in Cameroon

3 February 2012 - In December 2011, the Ministry of Health of Cameroon reported a yellow fever outbreak in the North Region of the country. A total of 23 cases, including 7 deaths, have been reported to have occurred since...

Yellow Fever in Ghana

3 February 2012 - On 20 December 2011, the Ministry of Health of Ghana reported a yellow fever (YF) outbreak occurring in 3 districts: Builsa and Kassena-Nankana-West in the Upper East Region and Kitampo-South in the Brong...

Avian Influenza - Situation in China

24 January 2012 - The Ministry of Health of China reported a human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection.‬‪ The case is a 39 year-old male from Guiyan City, Guizhou Province. He developed symptoms on 6 Janua...

Yellow Fever in Senegal

1 December 2011 - The Ministry of Health in Senegal notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of three cases of yellow fever in Kédougou and Saraya Health districts, near the border with Mali and Guinea Conakry on 26 O...