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Quote: Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:46:22 -0500 (EST) > From: ProMED-mail > Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Africa (40): Sudan (Darfur) > > YELLOW FEVER - AFRICA (40): SUDAN (DARFUR) > ****************************************** > > Experts say the outbreak of yellow fever gripping Sudan is the worst > the world has seen in at least 20 years. More than 800 suspected cases > of the mosquito-spread disease have been reported across the Darfur > region since the outbreak began in October [2012]. The virus, which > can cause jaundice and kidney failure, has killed 168 people. > > The World Health Organization's Anshu Banerjee said few people in > Sudan were immune to it and an emergency mass vaccination campaign was > now under way. The 1st phase of the immunisation programme began on 21 > Nov [2012], to cover 2.2 million people, and the 2nd phase is planned > for this month [December 2012], to cover an additional 1.2 million > people at risk. > > Dr Banerjee said another 2.2 million doses of the vaccine were > expected to arrive soon. "This should be enough to protect the > population in Darfur that is at risk and stop it spreading to the rest > of Sudan," he said. > > He said some other African countries, like Cameroon, had also reported > some cases of yellow fever recently, but unlike Sudan, many of these > already include the yellow fever vaccine in their childhood > immunisation programmes. > > "There's been no such vaccine campaign in Sudan for decades. It's > because of priorities. Sudan recently identified itself as a high-risk > country for a yellow fever outbreak and had conditional approval to > begin a vaccination campaign. "Unfortunately the outbreak hit before > this could happen. This is the worst outbreak we have seen globally in > 20 years or more." > > In Darfur, the disease has spread following nomadic migration routes > across the region. At the moment, yellow fever is mostly restricted to > rural areas. However, there is a risk that it will spread to urban > areas including the camps that house up to 2 million people who fled > their homes because of the Darfur conflict. > > Yellow fever is endemic in tropical regions of Africa and South > America. A vaccine can prevent infection but there is no specific drug > treatment for people who are infected. In its most severe form it > causes bleeding, jaundice and possible liver and kidney failure. > > - -- > communicated by: > ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts > > > [The number of yellow fever (YF) cases and deaths continues to > increase, from 732 cases and 165 deaths reported on 7 Dec 2012 (see > ProMED-mail archive no 20121208.1443535) to the more than 800 cases > and 168 deaths reported today (18 Dec 2012). It is helpful to know > that the 2nd phase of the campaign is planned during the remainder of > this month (December 2012). The sooner the campaign begins, the less > the risk of YF hitting the refugee campus, which could be extremely > serious if there are abundant YF virus vector mosquitoes there. > Curiously, little or no mention is made in the Darfur YF outbreak > reports about the status of vector mosquito populations in the > region. > > A map showing Sudan's states can be accessed at > ;, > and a HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map can be accessed at > ;. - Mod.TY] >