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Ghana Reports 450 Suspected Yellow Fever Cases, 3 Confirmed

Ghana’s Health Minister Kwabena Akandoh said on the 7th that at least 450 suspected yellow fever cases were reported in the country between June and September, of which three have been confirmed. Akandoh said the ministry has strengthened surveillance and response measures and dispatched a national rapid response team to the Upper West Region, where most suspected cases were reported. He urged the public to remain calm and support the response effort.

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The headline number is suspected, not confirmed, cases, so the ratio matters more than the total: three confirmed out of roughly 450 reported suggests either a broad case definition or a surveillance system casting a wide net. The concentration in the Upper West Region and the dispatch of a national rapid response team point to a localized, resource-intensive response rather than a nationwide outbreak. Whether confirmations stay low as laboratory results come back is the open question.

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