NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization announced last month that The West African country of Benin has eliminated the neglected tropical disease, trachoma as a public health problem. Benin...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up concerning Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Senegal, health officials report a second case of the disease on May 9, this case from the Linguère district...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A Buruli ulcer epidemic was declared in the health zone of Bogose Nubea more than 40 kilometers from the town of Gemena, capital of Sud-Ubangi in the North-West of the Democratic...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-positive case of yellow fever was reported in Côte d’Ivoire on 8 May following confirmation at the Institut Pasteur in Dakar. The patient...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Namibia Ministry of Health and Social Services reports an outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) after a man died of the disease in a Windhoek hospital. The male patient...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Regional Director of Health in Beja confirmed 12 cases of brucellosis were recorded in the town of Teboursouk from Beja governorate. One of the injured was taken to al-Qassab...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The measles outbreak, which began in the last week of 2022 in Mauritania, has grown to 285 suspected cases of measles of which 186 cases were confirmed positive to date. In addition,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 More than 70 cases of cholera were reported in the space of one week, from May 14 to 20, 2023, in the city of Bukavu (South Kivu). According to Doctor Claude Bahizire, communication...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization reports on an anthrax outbreak in Muranga County in central Kenya. Since April 10, a total of 15 cases and three deaths  (20% case fatality) have been...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports 1,004 confirmed measles cases from October 2022 through May...