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 13th January 2009: Poliomyelitis in Nigeria and West Africa
From 2003 to 2007, type 1 polio originating in northern Nigeria spread to cause outbreaks in 20 previously polio-free countries,including across west Africa, the Horn of Africa, and as far away as Indonesia and Yemen (source: WHO).
26th August 2008: Yellow fever in Côte d’Ivoire
The Ministry of Health of Côte d’Ivoire has declared a yellow fever outbreak in Abidjan. The outbreak was laboratory confirmed at the beginning of May 2008 (source: WHO).
11th August 2008: Case of Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever imported into the Netherlands from Uganda
The Government of the Netherlands has notified a case of Marburg haemorrhagic fever (MHF) in a Dutch tourist who visited Uganda (source: WHO).
23rd July 2008: Poliomyelitis in Nigeria and West/Central Africa
Northern Nigeria is currently affected by a new outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), which has begun to spread internationally (source:WHO)
16th April 2008: Dengue haemorrhagic fever in Brazil
Vector control activities were implemented throughout the State and especially in the Municipality of Rio (Source: WHO).
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