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Nigeria reports more than 400 suspected cholera cases in January

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported 429 suspected cholera cases in 11 states in January 2023. The 11 states and corresponding cases include: Cross...

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Nigeria: Diphtheria death toll now 40, Only 12.5% of confirmed cases fully vaccinated

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported in an update on the diphtheria situation that 523 suspected and 216 confirmed diphtheria cases have been reported...

Nigeria reports more than 50 Lassa fever deaths in January

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-upon the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria in 2023, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported 1378 suspected and 361 confirmed Lassa fever cases...

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Nigeria interrupts River Blindness in Abia, Anambra, Enugu, and Imo states

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Carter Center congratulated the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health for stopping river blindness transmission in four of the country’s 36 states, protecting 18.9 million people...

Lassa fever cases rise, Nigeria activates Emergency Operations Centre

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 During the first three weeks on 2023, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a total of 244 confirmed cases with 37 deaths and a case fatality rate...

Nigeria diphtheria outbreak: 111 confirmed cases, mostly in children

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reports 111 confirmed cases since last May 2022, with 89 of the...

Nigeria reports more than 100 Lassa fever cases in first two weeks of 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported an additional 77 confirmed Lassa fever cases the week ending January 15, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases...

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Nigeria: Public health advisory issued over diphtheria outbreak

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Nigerian health officials have issued a public health advisory last week over a diphtheria outbreak in several states. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC)...

Yellow fever in Africa 2022: Vaccination coverage is insufficient

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) African region recently published an update on yellow fever in the region, here are some of the highlights of the report: In 2022, 12 countries...

Measles outbreaks reported in 17 African countries: CDC travel notice

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that a number of countries in Africa are experiencing measles outbreaks and says all travelers to Africa, including...