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South Africa reports 3rd confirmed COVID-19 case

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the coronavirus situation in South Africa, Minister of Health, Dr Zwelini Mkhize made the following statement today: An announcement was made yesterday...

Ebola in DRC: No new cases in nearly 3 weeks, Last patient in Beni discharged

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Tuesday, UNICEF in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported that the last patient at the Beni Ebola Treatment Centre has tested negative twice for the...

Lassa fever: Nigeria reports 11 additional deaths

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 85 additional confirmed Lassa fever cases during the past week, bringing the total for 2020 to date to 775. Eleven...

South Africa reports 1st COVID-19 case

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa reported today on the first coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 case in the country in a...

Lassa fever reported in Benin

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Two weeks ago, the Ministry of Health of Benin reported an outbreak of Lassa fever in Borgou Department, located in the north-eastern part of Benin. The outbreak involves a family of four (three Beninese...

COVID-19 in Africa: 1st case reported in Senegal

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews UN officials reported a coronavirus disease 2019 case (COVID-19) case in Senegal, the latest country to  report a case on the African continent. The case-patient...

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Nigeria reports 1st COVID-19 in Lagos

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Nigerian health officials are reporting the first COVID-19 case in the country in Lagos, a city of some 21 million people. The Federal Ministry of Health says the...

Nigeria reports another 102 Lassa fever cases

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Nigerian health officials reported an additional 102 confirmed Lassa fever cases, bringing the total to 689 confirmed cases since the beginning of the year through...

DRC reports 252 measles deaths since beginning of the year

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The measles outbreak that affected more than 300,000 people and killing more than 6,000 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last year continues into 2020,...

Egypt, Algeria and Republic of South Africa, main gates for coronavirus importation in Africa

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Egypt, Algeria and Republic of South Africa are the African countries most at risk for coronavirus COVID-19 importation in the continent, due to high air traffic with the contaminated Chinese provinces....