The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has warned of an outbreak of suspected Yellow Fever in the Savanna Region.
According to the GHS, the outbreak has killed eight persons.
The health service noted that tests conducted for other Viral Hemorrhagic Fever like Ebola, Lassa, Marburg and Zika are all negative.
“Ghana Health Service has received interim laboratory results of an unusual disease from the Savanna Region of the country, that has led to the death of eight (8) people, ” it indicated in a release over the weekend.
The statement signed by Director-General of the GHS, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye revealed that, the affected victims had not taken the Yellow Fever jabs before which could have provided a lifelong immunity to their health.
“The affected persons are nomads in selected communities in West and North Gonja of the region who have never been vaccinated against Yellow Fever,” it said
The GHS, then, urged all persons from the Region who had a fever, general weakness, headache, nausea, and vomiting to immediately report to the nearest health facility.
“Avoid mosquito bites by wearing clothing that cover all parts of the body and report to the nearest health facility if you have a fever and, especially when you have yellowish discoloration of your eyes,” they advised.
It therefore stated that it has deployed a team of experts from the Service, Center for Disease Control (CDC) Ghana, World Health Organization (WHO) Ghana, and the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) to assist the Savannah Region to investigate and institute appropriate control measures.
