Africa: Confirmed yellow fever case in northern Togo

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported receiving On 28 April 2020, WHO received information regarding a confirmed yellow fever case in Mango village, Oti district, Savanes region in the northern part of Togo in late April.

The case is a 55-year old female with no travel or vaccination history for yellow fever. On 3 February 2020, she presented to a health facility with symptoms of fever with aches. The following day she developed jaundice and a blood sample was taken and transported to the national laboratory as yellow fever was suspected. The case-patient died three days later while receiving treatment.

The results were confirmed at the yellow fever reference laboratory, Institute Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal by seroneutralization. The On 17 March, the sample tested IgM positive for yellow fever. On 22 March 2020, an in-depth multi-disciplinary investigation was conducted, and no additional case was detected.

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