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WHO confirms urban yellow fever threat in Paraguay
WHO: a mass vaccination campaign was under way in Paraguay and was closely monitoring vaccine supplies
WHAT:The World Health Organization said Wednesday it has confirmed the first cases of yellow fever in an urban area of Latin America in six decades.
Dr. William Perea, yellow fever chief for the U.N. health agency, said the mosquito-born disease can spread particularly fast in suburbs and cities and warned that vaccinations are needed to stem the outbreak.
WHEN: Wednesday
WHERE: Geneva, switzerland
HOW: The yellow fever outbreak is Paraguay's first since 1974. The last yellow fever cases in any Latin American city were in the 1940s in Brazil, Libel said.
An estimated 30,000 people worldwide die annually from the disease, WHO says. Symptoms can include fevers, vomiting, jaundice and bleeding from the mouth, nose, eyes and stomach
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