Yellow fever outbreaks in Ghana appear to follow five-year cycle – Dr Sompa Otabil-Nelson

Medical practitioner and founder of Dinah Gayle Medical, Dr Sompa Otabil Nelson, has observed that yellow fever outbreaks in Ghana appear to follow a recurring five-year cycle, citing outbreaks recorded in 2011, 2016 and 2021.“When you look at the history of yellow fever throughout Ghana, over the past 20 years, there is almost like a predictable five-year cycle with yellow fever.

Speaking to Joshua Kodjo Mensah on Morning Starr on Starr FM, Dr Sompa Otabil-Nelson said the pattern suggests that 2026 fits into the recurring cycle of yellow fever outbreaks recorded in the country.