331 Dead of Yellow Fever in Nigeria
From Reuters
LAGOS, Nigeria —
Officials announced Friday that the death toll in the latest outbreak of yellow fever had reached 331 and requested more international help to combat the disease.
Health Minister Koye Ransome-Kuti said the government hopes to vaccinate everybody in six western states, including Lagos, with a combined population of about 30 million.
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