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Nigeria on alert following the announcement of the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is aware of the first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) announced in Equatorial Guinea on 13th February 2023....

Ghana records 5.7 million malaria cases in 2021

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Malaria kills one child every 30 seconds, which approximates about 3000 children every day worldwide. Nearly 500,000 African children under the age of five die from this disease annually....

Measles outbreak reported in the City of Cape Town

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in South Africa report four laboratory-confirmed measles have been reported in the City of Cape Town from 24 January 2023 to 17 February 2023. Even though all the...

Nigeria Lassa fever tally tops 500 confirmed cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Lassa fever situation in Nigeria in 2023, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) report an additional 68 confirmed cases during the week...

Uganda launches a 6 month post-Ebola recovery plan

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health with support from several partners has anchored a post Ebola recovery plan to address the different gaps that were identified during the recent fight against...

Nigeria reports more than 400 suspected cholera cases in January

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported 429 suspected cholera cases in 11 states in January 2023. The 11 states and corresponding cases include: Cross...

Marburg virus disease, Cameroon on standby: News Release

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Today, the Cameroon Ministry of Health published the following news release (computer translated) concerning Marburg virus, which has been confirmed in neighboring Equatorial Guinea...

Marburg Virus Disease

Marburg outbreak reported in Equatorial Guinea

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the unknown deaths reported in Equatorial Guinea, the Ministry of Health now reports confirming its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD). The World...

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Nigeria: Diphtheria death toll now 40, Only 12.5% of confirmed cases fully vaccinated

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported in an update on the diphtheria situation that 523 suspected and 216 confirmed diphtheria cases have been reported...

Equatorial Guinea reports nine ‘unexplained deaths’ from an unknown illness

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Guinea Ecuatorial Salud reported Thursday that in recent weeks, there has been an unusual epidemiological situation in the Nsok Nsomo district, Kie-Ntem Province, related to 9 deaths...