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Ebola cases reported in West Africa lowest in nearly a year

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The last time we saw 30 or less Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases in the three West African countries with widespread transmission of the lethal virus was in May 2014. In an updated report from the World...

meningitis epidemics

Niger meningococcal meningitis outbreak kills 13% of those infected

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Since the beginning of the year, the West African country of Niger has been been experiencing a meningitis outbreak that has afflicted some 345 people, according to an AFP report. Health minister Mano...

Food for the Hungry notes success of defecation-free zones throughout Kenya and Ethiopia for World Health Day

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Tuesday, April 7 is World Health Day, a day originally created to recognize the founding of the World Health Organization. Today, organizations like Food for the Hungry (FH) celebrate World Health Day...

West Africa Ebola outbreak tops 25,000 cases

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The number of  confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone has topped the 25,000 case mark, according to the latest World Health Organization...

Measles travel notices issued for Angola, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ethiopia

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued three travel notices Wednesday due to ongoing measles outbreaks in Angola, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ethiopia. In Angola, the US federal...

Ethiopia, Africa

Ethiopia reports measles and diphtheria outbreaks

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The country of the Horn of Africa is currently battling outbreaks in two vaccine-preventable diseases, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). To date, ...

Ebola update: NIH patient, Ebola vaccine, Case counts

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In an update on the patient being treated for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD, officials say the patient has improved from critical to serious condition. Ring vaccination...

Egypt H5N1 avian influenza tally is 116 for 2015 to date

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The World Health Organization (WHO), in a report Mar. 21, says the number of avian influenza A (H5N1) cases in Egypt stands at 116, including 36 deaths for the period of 1 January to 17 March 2015. This...

TB troubles in Mozambique; Giant rats detect TB in sputum samples

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On World TB Day, health officials in Mozambique announced that the southeast African nation sees up to 140,000 cases of tuberculosis a year, according to an African news source. Mozambique’s Deputy...

Scabies outbreak in Huambo Province, Angola: 200 children affected

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An outbreak of scabies has affected 197 children under the age of 10 in the municipality of Caala, in Huambo province in the south African country of Angola, according to an Angola Press report (computer...