Description of the situation
23 August 2001
Disease Outbreak Reported
WHO has reported 3 suspected cases of yellow fever in Maryland county, in the south-eastern part of the country. One case with disease onset on 1 August has been confirmed (IgM positive) by the Institut Pasteur in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. All three cases have died.
The Ministry of Health's Epidemic Management Committee is planning a vaccination campaign in the affected county, but additional vaccine stocks will be needed to implement the emergency immunization programme.