NIGERIA RECORDS 14 DEATHS FROM YELLOW FEVER IN SEVEN 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, the fatalities were recorded in 10 states, including Zamfara which reported three deaths.

While the duo of Taraba and Katsina recorded two fatalities each, other states that reported a death each, were Abia, Bayelsa, Benue, Imo, Kaduna, Kebbi, and Yobe.

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.