The Angola yellow fever outbreak continues to grow and expand as UN health officials put the number of suspected cases at 2023 since the outbreak began in December. Six hundred fifty three of the cases...

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The number of yellow fever cases in Angola have risen slightly in the past week as health officials continue in their attempt to get the outbreak, that started last December, under control. The World...

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Officials in the United Republic of Tanzania say that as of last Wednesday, the number of cholera cases in the current outbreak is now 24,108, including 378 deaths nationally. The majority of these cases...

Health officials in Algeria are investigating a large human brucellosis outbreak in Ghardaia province in the eastern part of the country. According to an Algeria Press Service report (computer translated), 819...

UN health officials say the number of meningitis cases in the western African nation of Niger has surpassed 1,000 cases. Since January, Niger has seen 1,049 meningitis cases in the current epidemic, which...

During World Immunization Week 2016, held 24-30 April, WHO highlights recent gains in immunization coverage, and outlines further steps countries can take to “Close the Immunization Gap” and meet global...

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Health officials in Angola announced they have extended the yellow fever vaccination campaign beyond the capital Luanda into Huambo and Benguela – 2 of the other 5 provinces reporting local transmission. The...

In a follow-up to a report on the yellow fever situation in Uganda, local media reports an additional three yellow fever deaths, bringing the total fatalities to 10. The report notes that the three deaths...

The countries of Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have already reported outbreaks of the serious mosquito borne viral disease, yellow fever. Kenya and China have reported imported cases...

In a follow-up to a report on the hepatitis A outbreak in Mombasa, Kenya, scores of additional cases of the viral illness have been reported in April bringing the outbreak total to 114, according to local...