Yellow Fever

Fort Jefferson at The Dry Tortugas National Park

The Former Military Installation Beckons Naturalists and Travelers Fort Jefferson's history includes having been an outpost, prison, and fueling station. The Dry Tortugas National Park lies in the Gulf of Mexico about 68 miles...

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West Africa: millions to get Yellow Fever vaccination

Replies: 0 Last poster: Kemo at 18-11-2009 00:00 Topic is Open The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, November 17th 2009, announced an epic project that will see nearly 12 million people vaccinated against the highly...

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UN panel of probe into Bhutto killing meets with former Pakistani president

x GENEVA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The largest-ever yellow fever mass vaccination campaign is set to kick off next week across three African countries -- Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on...

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1.3 Million Lives At Stake Each Year

For Road Safety; WHO Reports Says Every day, in Liberia and around the world, more than 3,000 people are killed in road crashes and up to 137,000 are injured - that adds up to more than 1.3 million people dying on our roads...

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Largest yellow fever vaccination campaign to start in West Africa

The largest yellow fever mass vaccination campaign is set to kick off next week across three West African countries. The week-long event will target 12 million people across Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone, which are at high...

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Mass Vaccinations To Fight Yellow Fever In Africa

Nearly 12 million Africans deemed at highest risk from yellow fever will be vaccinated next week against the virus, which can cause explosive epidemics in cities, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

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Côte d'Ivoire: Yellow Fever Strikes in North

Dakar — Health officials have confirmed three cases of yellow fever in Côte d'Ivoire's northwest Denguélé region. "We have 10 suspected cases, with three confirmed," Siméon N'da, Health Ministry head of communications, told...

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Anti-Yellow Fever Campaign Launched - Above Nine-month old Qualified

The Liberian government through most of health implementing partners, over the weekend launched a robust nationwide anti-Yellow fewer Campaign. An official launching program spearheaded by the Liberia Crusaders for Peace (LCP)...

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Saudi Arabia- Vaccination in full swing at airport

The Health Observation Center at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah vaccinated 67,905 foreign pilgrims against dengue fever and yellow fever since Haj pilgrims began arriving at the airport for this year's...

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Swine flu reaches Yanomami Indians in the Amazon

By IAN JAMES Associated Press Writer CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Swine flu has appeared among Venezuela's Yanomami Indians, one of the largest isolated indigenous groups in the Amazon, and a doctor said Wednesday that the virus...

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