"I declare today a localized epidemic of yellow fever in the provinces of Kinshasa, Kongo Central and Kwango," Kabange told a news conference. Updated Tue, June 21st 2016 at 12:51 GMT +3Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared a yellow fever epidemic in three provinces, including the capital Kinshasa, after confirming 67 cases of the disease, with another 1,000 suspected cases being monitored. "An epidemic in such a large city (as Kinshasa) is always difficult to handle," said WHO's Congo representative Yokouide Allarangar. Kinshasa is the primary concern for global health officials since it has a densely-packed population of more than 12 million and poor healthcare infrastructure. A further two cases came from remote forested areas not linked to the current outbreak.

Source: Standard Digital June 20, 2016 23:03 UTC