WHO declares yellow fever outbreak in South Sudan

The virus is spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. [Courtesy]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared an outbreak of yellow fever in the southern part of South Sudan.

The UN health agency said, in a statement, that two cases were identified in Kajo-keji, a region bordering Uganda, where an outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic disease was detected early this year.