Malaysia on alert over yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria

Yellow fever is spread by infected mosquitos. (Fotolia)

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysia is stepping up precautionary measures in the wake of an outbreak of yellow fever in northern Nigeria that has claimed 16 lives.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said health authorities will work with the Immigration Department to determine, at entry points, whether foreigners and Malaysians who have been in high-risk countries have been vaccinated against the disease.