KINSHASA FEBRUARY 17 (CISA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared an end to yellow fever outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “We are able to declare the end of one of the largest and most challenging yellow fever outbreak in recent years through the strong and coordinated response by national authorities, local health workers and partners,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. The Yellow Fever outbreak was first detected in Angola in December 2015 and spread to the entire country including neighbouring DRC, where local transmission was established in March 2016. Emergency vaccination campaigns which reached more than 30 million people led to the depletion of the global stockpile of yellow fever vaccines several times. There is no cure for Yellow Fever which is transmitted by the aedes egypti mosquito and vaccination is highly recommended for preventing the disease.