Authorities in Nigeria’s Enugu State say a strange ailment, now known to be yellow fever, had claimed over 50 lives in parts of the state since early September.

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) over the weekend confirmed that reported deaths from a “strange illness” in Enugu and Delta states in recent weeks were caused by yellow fever, an acute viral hemorrhagic disease that can kill within 10 days if symptoms become severe.

 Authorities in Enugu on Thursday said a strange ailment had killed many people with an official saying over 50 people had died in parts of the state since early September when it began spreading.

 Usman Umar reports.