THE resurgence of yellow fever in some states in the country is shameful and symptomatic of how Nigeria handles preventable diseases already subdued or contained by innovative countries. Though potentially deadly, the potency of the viral haemorrhagic disease is surmountable by vaccine. Rather than sustain the vaccination programme, the country slipped into a deep slumber after containing an outbreak in 2019.
Historically, the earliest outbreak of the virus in Nigeria occurred in Lagos in 1864, followed by more outbreaks in 1894, 1905, 1906, 1925 and 1926. The 1969 outbreak in Jos, Plateau State, spread to several parts of the country with many infected. According to the World Health Organisation, between 1987 and 1996, the virulence of the disease manifested dangerously in Plateau, Benue, Cross River and Oyo states.
State governments have a lot to do in curtailing the spread of yellow fever beyond the expected collaborative efforts of the Federal Government. They should massively equip state hospitals and primary health centres to engender prompt detection, prevention and rapid vaccination campaigns. With the wretched state of health facilities in many states, a slipshod approach to the development would horribly sustain the yearly resurgence of the disease.
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