36 dangerous Yellow Fever cases detected in Katsina

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Thirty-six new cases of Yellow Fever disease have been discovered in Danmusa and Kankara Local Government Areas of Katsina State.

Jolted by this, the state government has flagged of preventive campaigns and free vaccination of residents against the life-threatening disease.

Yellow Fever, according to the Deputy Governor of the state, Alhaji Mannir Yakubu, is a serious infectious disease transmitted by specific kind of infected mosquitoes.

As a result of this, he said on Monday that, the State government had decided to embark aggressive preventive campaigns and vaccination across the state, targeting over seven million people.