Two cases of yellow fever have been confirmed in Oke-Owa community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state.
The disease according to the minister of health, Prof Isaac Adewole, was discovered in a young girl in Oke-Owa community.
It was also reported that that the two cases were confirmed from 38 blood samples taken from the village and analysed at a laboratory in Lagos.
The 38 blood samples were thereafter, sent to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control which also authenticated the two earlier confirmed cases of yellow fever.
Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected Aedes mosquitoes and the symptoms include fever, headache, jaundice, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting and fatigue. In severe cases, bleeding may occur from the mouth, nose, eyes or stomach.
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