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Top 5 infectious disease posts for June 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Here are the five most popular posts on Outbreak News Today for the month of June 2023: 5.  Indonesia: 11 deaths due to rabies reported through April 2023 The Indonesian Ministry...

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Nigeria officials alert public to anthrax outbreak in Northern Ghana

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development alerted the public today on the outbreak of anthrax in some neighboring countries within the West African Sub-Region;...

Almost 3 in 10 of young kids may have malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Almost three out of ten children in 13 Sub-Saharan Africa countries are infected with malaria, with older under-five children living in large families with low incomes in rural areas...

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Ghana officials report suspected anthrax outbreak in Binduri District

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with the Ghana Health Service report a suspected anthrax outbreak in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region. According to Dr Emmanuel Kofi Dzotsi, the Upper East...

Ghana declares end of Lassa Fever outbreak

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Ghana Health Service announced this week the end of the Lassa fever outbreak which began in February. On Friday, 24 February 2023, the Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate was...

Ghana reports presence of new mosquito, Anopheles stephensi

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ghana Health Service reports the presence of a new mosquito vector, Anopheles stephensi, has been confirmed in the country. It was confirmed in March 2023 from samples taken...

Oxford malaria vaccine licensed for use in Ghana

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The University of Oxford-developed and Serum Institute of India PvT Ltd (SIIPL)- manufactured and scaled up R21/Matrix-MTM malaria vaccine, leveraging Novavax’s adjuvant technology,...

Ghana: Vaccines arrive following reports of measles outbreak

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ghana Health Services announced Sunday the receipt of childhood vaccines like BCG (tuberculosis), OPV (polio) and measles, plus necessary devices like syringes after reporting...

Ghana reports 12 additional Lassa fever cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the report of Lassa fever in Ghana, the Ghana Health Service reports 12 additional Lassa fever cases who were close contacts of the initial cases. This brings the...

Ghana reports two Lassa fever cases in residents of Accra

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ghana Health Service (GHS) reported today of two confirmed Lassa fever cases from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research on Friday. Both cases reside in Accra. The...