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Tanzania reports five deaths due to unknown illness in Kagera province

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New sDesk @bactiman63 The Tanzania Ministry of Health reports receiving information about the presence of a disease that is not yet known in Kagera province in Bukoba district villages, Maruku and Kanyangereko...

Ghana: Vaccines arrive following reports of measles outbreak

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ghana Health Services announced Sunday the receipt of childhood vaccines like BCG (tuberculosis), OPV (polio) and measles, plus necessary devices like syringes after reporting...

Uganda reports Rift Valley Fever outbreak, 12 confirmed human cases recorded

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) VHF laboratory confirmed twelve (12) Rift Valley Fever (RVF) human cases on March 1, the World Health Organization reports. The 12 cases...

South Africa measles outbreak tops 700 cases since October 2022

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The South Africa National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports since the first week in October 2022, 727 confirmed measles cases have been detected, including 721 cases...

South Africa reports 6 cholera cases, including 2 indigenous cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 As of 28 February 2023, a total of six confirmed cholera cases including one death have been reported in Gauteng Province. All cases are adults, ranging in age from 19 to 44 years....

Meningitis outbreak declared in Togo

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 On 15 February 2023, an outbreak of meningitis was officially declared by the Ministry of Health of Togo, in Oti South district of Savana region in the northern part of the country. The...

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Nigeria diphtheria outbreak update: More than 300 confirmed cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria, between week 19 (mid-May) of 2022 and week 7  (mid-February) of 2023, 724 suspected cases of diphtheria were reported from 20...

Ghana reports 12 additional Lassa fever cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the report of Lassa fever in Ghana, the Ghana Health Service reports 12 additional Lassa fever cases who were close contacts of the initial cases. This brings the...

Mozambique commences cholera vaccination drive as outbreak tops 5,000 cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Mozambique today kicked off a cholera vaccination campaign targeting around 720,000 people in eight districts as the country steps up control measures against an outbreak in which...

Ghana reports two Lassa fever cases in residents of Accra

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ghana Health Service (GHS) reported today of two confirmed Lassa fever cases from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research on Friday. Both cases reside in Accra. The...