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Reunion reports a slight decline in dengue cases

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 During the week of May 20, ARS Indian Ocean reported an additional 900 dengue fever cases on Reunion. After the epidemic peak in late April (more than 1,300 reported cases per...

Mayotte Rift Valley fever outbreak update

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The circulation of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) continues in Mayotte. A total of 123 animal and 137 human cases have been reported since the first cases occurred in late November...

Ebola outbreak tops 2,000 cases

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ministry of Health (MOH) says the bar of 2,000 cases was passed Sunday, June 2, 2019. In fact, as CIDRAP reports: This outbreak, in...

Anthrax outbreaks in Lesotho, dozens of cattle killed

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By Robert Herriman  @bactiman63 Three anthrax outbreaks have been reported in the Maseru district of Lesotho, which have affected dozens of cattle, prompting warnings from South Africa authorities. Lesotho...

Polio: Pakistan transmission continues to be widespread, Iran reports additional WPV1 environmental sample

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In an update on the global polio situation, at the twenty-first meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the international...

Nigeria: Lymphatic filariasis treatments distributed across country

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) reports assisting Nigeria health authorities distribute medications to treat Lymphatic filariasis (LF) across 520 Nigerian Local Government...

Rift Valley fever in Mayotte: Vigilance called upon run-up to Eid el Fitr

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In an update on the Rift Valley fever (RVF) animal and human outbreaks in Mayotte, ARS Indian Ocean reports since the first cases occurred at the end of November 2018, 121 animal...

Yellow fever outbreak declared in Uganda

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Ugandan Ministry of Health declared a yellow fever outbreak earlier this month after laboratory confirmed cases were reported from Koboko and Masaka districts. The patients...

Anthrax outbreak in Guinea linked to sick goat

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By News Desk  @bactiman63 Health officials in Guinea are reporting an anthrax outbreak in Koubia prefecture in the northwestern part of the country. A total of five human cases of anthrax ( four cutaneous...

Germany announces an additional $10 million for Ebola battle, Updated news from DRC

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By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn announced at the World Health Assembly in Geneva to increase emergency aid in the fight against Ebola. To further stem the outbreak of the...