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Malaria: Three-dose Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite (PfSPZ) vaccine shows safety, efficacy in Burkina Faso adults

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A three-dose regimen of a whole-parasite vaccine against malaria – called Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite (PfSPZ) vaccine – demonstrated safety and efficacy when tested in adults...

Suspect hemorrhagic fever case prompts investigation in Burkina Faso: Media report

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Burkina Faso opened an etiological investigation on Sunday after registering a suspected case of hemorrhagic fever from Côte d’Ivoire where a case of Ebola...

Hepatitis E outbreak in Burkina Faso: 15 deaths in pregnant/postpartum women

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 From early September through November 23 this year, there have been a total of 450 cases of febrile jaundice detected in Barsalogho health district, North Central Region of Burkina...

Hepatitis E outbreak in Burkina Faso

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) reports from July 1 to September 25, 2020, a total of 71 cases of febrile and non-febrile jaundice and 10 deaths have been officially recorded...

Africa: CDC issues travel notice for 15 countries due to polio outbreaks

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) renewed their polio travel notice for Africa Tuesday. There are polio outbreaks in several countries in Africa....

Typhoid: Introduction of conjugate vaccine, progress and challenges

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Each year there are nearly 11 million cases of typhoid, a disease that is spread through contaminated food, drink and water. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are leading an...

Malaria cases plateau after several years of decline globally: WHO

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Reductions in malaria cases have stalled after several years of decline globally, according to the new World malaria report 2018. For the second consecutive year, the annual report produced by WHO reveals...

The age at which meningitis vaccines are offered can affect the length of time immunity is maintained

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Scientists are indicating that children in Burkina Faso who were vaccinated against group A meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia (MenA) between the ages of 1-4 years in 2010, could need a booster...

Africa meningitis: More than 7,000 suspect cases reported in first quarter

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The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa recently reported updated meningitis numbers for the countries of the African Meningitis Belt and surrounding areas. For the first three months...

Africa: Dengue ‘declining slightly’ in Burkina Faso

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Global health officials say the dengue fever outbreak in the African nation of Burkina Faso continues to spread particularly in the central region of the country, which contains the capital city of Ouagadougou. Since...