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Immunization rates dropping dramatically, Much due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned last month that millions of children are at a heightened risk of polio and measles across the globe...

Uganda reports rise in malaria, Blamed on heavy rains

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Uganda Ministry of Health is reporting a 42 percent increase in malaria cases in the past year (2019/2020), according to a report in the Daily Monitor. Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu...

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DRC: More than 200 suspect Chikungunya cases reported in Kwango province

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Officials in the Kenge health zone, Kwango province in southwest Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are reporting  227 suspected Chikungunya cases in recent weeks. Health...

Traveling to Nigeria? CDC says get your yellow fever vaccine

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 A yellow fever outbreak has been reported in five states in Nigeria (Bauchi, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi, and Enugu) prompting the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

Hepatitis E outbreak in Burkina Faso: 15 deaths in pregnant/postpartum women

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 From early September through November 23 this year, there have been a total of 450 cases of febrile jaundice detected in Barsalogho health district, North Central Region of Burkina...

Monkeypox deaths top 200 in DR Congo

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Through the first nearly 10 months of 2020, health officials have reported 6,231 suspected and confirmed monkeypox cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Cases...

Polio update: More wild poliovirus, circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus; Vaccination drives

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By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 Afghanistan reported two additional wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases  in Hilmand province, bringing the total to 56 in 2020 to date. The number of circulating vaccine-derived...

World malaria report: Africa still accounts for bulk of cases and deaths

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By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 Today, the World Health Organization released the World malaria report 2020, which provides a detailed analysis of progress against the mosquito-borne disease. Here are some...

Africa: Chad measles vaccination campaign postponed, Polio cVDPV2 vaccination campaign resumes

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported updates on two important vaccination campaigns in the north-central Africa nation...

Measles in South Sudan: Nearly 700K vaccinated in recent campaign

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that more  than 690,000 children aged 6 – 59 months were vaccinated since the second phase of the measles follow up campaign...