A recent outbreak of yellow fever in Angola has caused fear in northern Namibia but health experts say it’s unlikely the disease would spread to Namibia.
Angolan media say the first case of yellow fever was reported in the capital Luanda on December 30 when an Eritrean national was admitted in hospital showing symptoms of the deadly disease.
Health minister Jose Van-Dunem was quoted by the Angolan News Agency, Angop, as saying that samples were sent to South African and Senegalese laboratories and the results confirmed what was suspected.
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