More than 150 killed in Angola yellow fever outbreak

At least 158 killed, with over 50 deaths reported last month, WHO says as it warns the viral disease is spreading fast.

A yellow fever epidemic has killed 158 people in Angola, with more than 50 deaths occuring last month alone, the World Health Organisation officials have said.

A WHO representative in the capital, Luanda, said on Friday that the "possibility of spreading to other provinces" was much higher and deaths due to the viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes has been accelerating.

"The possibility of spreading out to other provinces or even to the all country is much higher than if it had happened in a rural area," Hernando Agudelo Ospina said.

"This is an urban pattern of outbreak of Yellow Fever and it is much more complicated to tackle and deal with."

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