January 13, 2017
Bulletin interne de l'Institut Pasteur
In December 2015 a yellow fever epidemic broke out in Angola, subsequently giving rise to 7,300 suspected cases and nearly 400 deaths. A group of scientists from Oxford University and the Institut Pasteur conducted research into the geographical spread of this epidemic, with the aim of containing this outbreak and optimizing the use of the limited available vaccine stock.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of November 16, 2016, the yellow fever outbreak “first detected in Angola in December 2015 had been responsible for 962 confirmed cases of yellow fever in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and more than 7,300 suspected cases.” The last cases confirmed in Angola and the DR Congo were reported on June 23 and July 12 respectively.