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Yellow fever cases surge to 450 between June and September – Health Minister
The disclosure comes as the Ministry of Health continues its response to suspected yellow fever cases detected between June and September.
Kwabena Mintah Akandoh is the Minister of Healtth Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has disclosed that Ghana has recorded approximately 450 suspected yellow fever cases over the four-month period from June to September 2026.
The Upper West Region accounts for 74 of the suspected cases, while three cases from the region have been confirmed, according to the Minister.
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