NewsDesk @bactiman63 An outbreak of cholera was officially confirmed on 25 July 2023 in Sigulu Island, Namayingo District, Eastern Uganda. Out of four suspected cases reported from the area, three were...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On 14 July 2023, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Congo notified WHO regarding a cluster of cases of unknown etiology in Dolisie City, Niari Department. The notification...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is working closely with the Ministry of Health in the Republic of South Sudan to manage a suspected disease outbreak,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has reported circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) cases in Kenya and Tanzania recently. Kenya Two cases of circulating...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Côte d’Ivoire On 16 July 2023, the Ministry of Health of Cote d’Ivoire officially notified WHO about an outbreak of Dengue fever in four districts: Cocody-Bingerville,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Nigeria agricultural officials report a confirmed anthrax outbreak on a farm in Suleja Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger state. According to a statement from Permanent Secretary,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a cholera update today, the Malawi Ministry of Health reported one additional confirmed case in Nsanje. The total confirmed cases is 58,941 since the first case was reported in...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Kasai province A total of 3,327 cases of measles including 132 deaths have been recorded since the first week of 2023 to date in Kasai province. Since the beginning of the year...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported 10 laboratory-confirmed measles cases detected across the country, most of which were from Limpopo, during the past...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) released the following today concerning diphtheria in Abuja and nationally: NCDC is aware of the death in June 2023 of...