NewsDesk @bactiman63 A cholera epidemic is declared in the health zone of Shabunda in the province of South Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The territorial authority asks its citizens...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection, which the causative agent is Corynebacterium diphtheriae, that usually affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat and sometimes...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Chikungunya is relatively rare in Senegal. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported two confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne illness through August 1 in Sokone and Pikine districts;...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 South Africa health officials reported two additional human rabies cases in August in Zululand and eThekwini districts of KwaZulu-Natal Province, respectively, bringing the total...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the World Health Organization: On August 15, 2023, WHO AFRO was informed about a confirmed case of dengue fever in Guinea. It is a 37-year-old physician from Abidjan,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health in Chad officially declared an outbreak of Dengue fever on August 15. From 3 August to 27 August 2023, a total 47 suspected cases, including 26 confirmed cases...

By: Chinonso Nwosu From the beginning of the year through July 23, 2023, Nigeria has recorded a total of 171 deaths due to Lassa fever in confirmed cases. The Nigeria CDC reported 1009 total confirmed...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A total of 15,525 cases of measles including 655 deaths have been reported since the first week of 2023 to date in Kasai province, reports the Provincial Health Division (DPS). The...

The final results of a landmark study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases confirm that the benefits of combining the RTS,S/AS01E (RTS,S) malaria vaccine with antimalarial drugs in settings...

By: Chinonso Nwosu Anthrax was confirmed in Suleja, Niger state, Nigeria on the July 13, 2023, where the sudden death of eight livestock was reported. The clinical signs observed were bleeding from the...