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Measles cases up worldwide in early 2022

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) reports a 79 percent increase in measles cases globally during the first two months of 2022, compared the same period last year. Almost 17,338...

Ethiopia, Africa

Ethiopia: Meningitis outbreak called ‘concerning’

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since the week ending December 12, 2021, Ethiopia has seen a total of 1,398 suspected meningitis cases with 13 deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR) 0.9%) have been reported from 11 out...

Guinea worm is poised to be the second human disease to be eradicated, after smallpox

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 High-ranking representatives of several countries pledged this week to devote all resources needed to interrupt transmission of Guinea worm disease and certify its eradication by...

Ethiopia, Africa

Ethiopia: Chikungunya outbreak reported in Somali region

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), on 17 January 2022, a chikungunya outbreak was confirmed in Dolo ado district of Liben zone, Somali region. A total of 311 suspected...

A story about vultures, feral dogs, rabies – and piles of rotting animal carcasses

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In the yards behind the slaughterhouses—also called abattoirs—of Ethiopia, an ecological shift is unfolding that has echoes of similar crises all over the world. Species with...

Guinea worm disease 2021: ‘Eradication is an approaching reality’

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Just 14* human cases of Guinea worm disease occurred worldwide in 2021, drawing nearer to the goal of global eradication, The Carter Center announced Wednesday. It is...

Ethiopia: River blindness interrupted in more areas of Oromia

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Ethiopia Ministry of Health reported this week the interruption of transmission of river blindness in three districts in the Oromia region. Oromia region once reported...

Ethiopia: Some 200 unknown disease related to camels reported

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization (WHO) were recently notified of an outbreak of human infections linked to camels in area of Ethiopia that has affected nearly 200 people. WHO...

Ethiopia: Dengue outbreak in Somali Region

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Global and local health authorities are reporting a dengue fever outbreak in the Somali Region of eastern Ethiopia. Close to 160 confirmed cases have been recorded...

Guinea worm disease 2020 with the Carter Center’s Adam Weiss

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The Carter Center announced this week that the number of Guinea worm disease cases dropped by 50% in 2020 compared to 2019. This includes a dramatic decrease in cases in the country of Chad. What’s more,...