Yellow Fever Death Toll Passes 400 in Africa

By Maggie Fox

More than 400 people have died from yellow fever in Africa, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

The WHO and other groups are trying to help Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo fight worsening outbreaks of the deadly, mosquito-borne virus. 

More than 3,000 cases have been reported in Angola, the epicenter of the outbreaks, the WHO said. "The total number of reported deaths [there] is 345," the organization added in an update.  

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Source: NBC News