Yellow fever outbreak in Sudan's Darfur kills 67, WHO reports

"A yellow fever outbreak in Sudan's Darfur region has killed 67 people so far," and "the number of cases has more than doubled since the start of the epidemic last month," the WHO said in a statement on Wednesday, the U.N. News Centre reports. The report "stated that the outbreak has now affected 17 localities in central, south, west and north Darfur, with 194 cases reported -- a significant increase from the 84 initial cases reported at the start of the outbreak," according to the news service (11/7). "WHO announced in the report a plan of action to counter the spread of the disease, including a vaccination campaign and training of medical cadres," the Sudan Tribune writes. The Ministry of Health "said it needs four million vaccine units to counter the outbreak," according to the newspaper (11/7). "The report's recommendations also include strengthening disease surveillance in eastern Darfur, continuing laboratory testing of patients from newly affected localities, and finalizing a vaccination plan that identifies resources available as well as partners to implement it," the U.N. News Centre writes (11/7).