5,000 Yellow Fever Cases Worldwide, WHO Reports
<i> Reuters</i>
GENEVA —
The World Health Organization Friday reported the highest-ever number of yellow fever cases, more than 5,000 worldwide, and said it is reviewing ways of controlling the disease.
Hardest-hit were Nigeria, where 1,497 people died in 1988, and Peru, where 198 deaths were recorded that year.
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