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DRC top doc: ‘The third wave is behind us’, ‘Must remain vigilant’

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, during his weekly press briefing held this Friday, August 27, 2021 in Kinshasa, affirmed that the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has passed in...

Nigeria: H5N1 bird flu outbreak confirmed in Delta state,164,473 birds affected

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Delta Government on Wednesday confirmed the fresh outbreak of Avian Influenza, also known as Bird Flu with an estimated population of 164,473 birds so far affected in farms...

Rabies

South Africa: Two dogs test positive for rabies in Cape Town

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Western Cape Department of Agriculture Veterinary Services confirmed that they had received laboratory results confirming rabies in two dogs in Khayelitsha in the City of Cape...

Ebola case in Côte d’Ivoire ‘declared cured’, 82 contact traced in two countries

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the first Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case in Côte d’Ivoire since 1994, the 18-year-old Guinean woman has recovered from the disease, according to the health...

Plague in Ituri Province, DRC: ‘Grave consequences for children’, says UNICEF

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Today, UNICEF published a piece in UN News concerning plague in Ituri Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the risks for young children. Izzy Scott Moncrieff, UNICEF...

Suspect hemorrhagic fever case prompts investigation in Burkina Faso: Media report

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Burkina Faso opened an etiological investigation on Sunday after registering a suspected case of hemorrhagic fever from Côte d’Ivoire where a case of Ebola...

Côte d’Ivoire Ebola outbreak: A second suspected case being investigated

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In a follow-up on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports a second suspected case is being investigated, preliminary information...

Uganda: Polio confirmed in Kampala environmental samples

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Ministry of Health has declared Polio a Public Health Emergency in Uganda following confirmation of positive laboratory tests from environmental samples in Kampala. The...

Ebola vaccinations for health workers, others begins in Abidjan

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case reported in Côte d’Ivoire (HERE and HERE), officials report a Ebola vaccination of high-risk populations, including...

Ebola case in Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Africa CDC, Statement from hospital

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Africa CDC released the following statement Saturday on the case of an Ebola Virus Disease in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire: The Government of Republic of Côte...