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Yellow Fever Kills 10 in Ethiopia; WHO Ships 1.45 Million Vaccines

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The World Health Organization is releasing more than a million doses of yellow fever vaccine from its emergency stockpile after the deadly mosquito-borne disease killed 10 people in southwestern Ethiopia, a WHO report said Monday. The outbreak was confirmed in Wolaita Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region and has been traced back to a patient who fell ill on Aug. 21. It has caused 35 suspected cases of the disease. "This outbreak is of concern since...

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