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Consult Travel Clinic on Yellow Fever |
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BuaNews |
| Source Date: |
Friday, July 22, 2011 |
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ICT for MDGs
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South Africa |
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Jul 22, 2011 |
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The public will be informed should any changes occur in this regard.
"The supplier of yellow fever vaccines has informed the department that demands have exceeded supply and there is currently a shortage in the country. The situation is expected to normalize in next month," said department spokesperson Fidel Hadebe.
Hadebe also advised travellers to be aware of yellow fever symptoms, which include a sudden onset of fever, headache, backache, nausea, vomiting and jaundice.
"In severe cases, there may be nosebleeds, vomiting blood and blood in stools. The clinical symptoms may be confused with other viral infections and therefore confirmation of the presence of yellow fever virus is critical."
Some of the most common prevention measures include avoiding mosquito bites by wearing long sleeved clothes, applying insect repellent to exposed body parts and to sleep under mosquito nets.
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Consult Travel Clinic on Yellow Fever South Africans who intend to travel to yellow fever high risk areas have been advised to consult their travel clinics for advice on prevention measures or postpone their travel plans if possible The Department of Health says it received numerous concerns from members of the public especially travellers and travel agencies regarding Yellow Fever vaccination The department has advised members of the public to note that Zambia is not presently on the list of countries from which South Africa requires a Yellow Fever certificate and travellers to and from Zambia are not required to have a valid Yellow Fever certificate
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