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CCHF death confirmed in Uganda

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Ugandan health officials have confirmed that a health worker has died of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) at the end of December, according to a Daily Monitor report. This is part of an outbreak...

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Lassa fever case reported in Doufelgou, Togo

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The Togo government confirmed last week a Lassa fever case reported in Doufelgou district in the north of the country, according to a Agence de Press Africaine report (computer translated). This was...

Phlebotomus papatasi sand fly/James Gathany

Leishmaniasis outbreak in northwest Libya town

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Health officials in Bani Walid Municipality in northwest Libya are reporting an outbreak of the disfiguring parasitic disease, leishmaniasis, according to a local media report. 290 cases have been reported...

Produced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), under a very-high magnification, this digitally-colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicts a single filamentous Ebola virus particle that had budded from the surface of a VERO cell of the African green monkey kidney epithelial cell line.

Samaritan’s Purse to open Ebola treatment center in DRC

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Samaritan’s Purse will soon open a treatment center in northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in response to an Ebola virus disease outbreak that has killed more than 300 people. This recent...

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Kenya: Three hospitalized with suspected anthrax

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Three people have been hospitalized in Chuka County, Kenya after eating tainted meat. The individuals are being treated for suspected anthrax and are in critical condition, according to a local news report. In...

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Nigeria continues to report monkeypox

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In a follow-up on the monkeypox situation in Nigeria in 2018,  health officials continue to report sporadic cases of monkeypox since the beginning of 2018. For the period of November 14 – December...

Possible Ebola exposure to arrive in Nebraska

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An American providing care for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is headed to the University of Nebraska Medical Center after a possible exposure. According...

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Senegal declares end of dengue epidemic

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In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak in Senegal, the Ministry of Health and Social Action announced this week (computer translated) that the dengue epidemic that started in mid-September is now...

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Madagascar measles outbreak grows, 2/3 of cases from Analamanga region

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In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Madagascar, local media reports (computer translated) the outbreak case total has risen to 15,049 cases since Oct. 1. About 65% of these cases were reported in...

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Meningitis: Nigeria issues tips as dry season begins

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Meningococcal meningitis is a bacterial form of meningitis, a serious infection of the thin lining that surrounds the brain and spinal cord and can cause severe brain damage. Meningococcal meningitis is...