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Diphtheria in Africa: Outbreak in Guinea

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection, which the causative agent is Corynebacterium diphtheriae, that usually affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat and sometimes...

Algeria polio: The first cVDPV2 case identified

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the World Health Organization: On 8 July 2022, WHO was notified of a case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP)...

WHO launches effort to eradicate malaria in 25 countries by 2025

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By Teddy Cambosa Ahead of the observance of the World Malaria Day, marked annually on 25 April, the World Health Organization has launched a new initiative to halt transmission of the disease in 25 more...

Algeria: Brucellosis sickens dozens after drinking goats milk

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Algerian media is reporting an outbreak of brucellosis in Batna. According to the report, 31 people were infected with brucellosis in the municipality of Ares after consuming...

South Africa COVID-19 cases top 900

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported an additional 218 lab confirmed COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the country total...

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...

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....

Malaria-free: Argentina and Algeria certified by WHO

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By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Monday that two additional countries have been certified as malaria-free–Algeria and Argentina. Algeria is the second country...

Algeria confirms 59 new cases of cholera

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The Algerian Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform says 59 out of the 172 patients hospitalized since August 7 have been confirmed positive, and 26 others were negative. In its latest epidemiological...

Two killed, 139 hospitalized as cholera outbreak spreads in Algeria

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The Algerian Ministry of Health says two people have died and 139 others have been hospitalised as a new cholera epidemic spreads through the country. Addressing a press conference in the capital Algiers...