Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has reported a total of 1,601 suspected cases of yellow fever from 463 local government areas in 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to report, a total of 15 deaths were recorded from suspected cases in 10 of the states.
The cases were reported from January 1, 2022, to September 30, 2022.
Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes.
According to NCDC there is a coordinating response activities through the National Multi-Agency Yellow Fever Technical Working Group.