The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency says an outbreak of yellow fever has occurred in Ganjuwa Local Government Areas of the state with eight deaths and their samples testing positive.
The Chairman of the agency, Rilwanu Mohammed, stated this on Monday while briefing journalists in Bauchi.
The chairman said that the community members were predominantly farmers.
Mohammed said that the agency would begin a vaccination exercise in earnest against the deadly disease in the local government area.
The chairman called on the general public not to panic as yellow fever has a vaccine.
He also advised the public on the use of mosquito nets as a preventive measure against other types of fever.
