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Burundi cholera outbreak sickens dozens, kills one

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A cholera outbreak that struck the Burundian town of Rumonge in the province of Bururi less than two weeks ago has already sickened some 86 people, killing one, according to a  PNA/Xinhua report today. “For...

Russian expert calls Ebola outbreak ‘worrying’, says ‘there is a risk of the infection’s further expansion’

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Virologists and other health specialists from Russia have arrived in Conakry, Guinea, West Africa to assist in tackling the historical Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak that has sickened more than 1,400...

Ebola: IFRC calls for an ‘immediate scale-up of efforts’, worried situation is ‘spiraling out of control’

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The joint 100 million US dollars plan, announced by WHO and the West African nations affected by the Ebola virus disease, is a positive step forward in affording the crucial means to tackle the spread...

Ebola Virus Disease

Ebola deaths in West Africa top 800

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The surge in Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases and deaths in West Africa continues, particularly in Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to new numbers released by The World Health Organization Regional...

Nigeria

Two Ebola contacts demonstrate fever in Nigeria: Report

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Two individuals who had contact with Liberian Ebola victim, Patrick Sawyer, have demonstrated symptoms of fever according to Nigeria government officials, the Nigeria News reports today. The Commissioner...

WHO Director-General Chan: ‘Ebola outbreaks can be contained. Chains of transmission can be broken’

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The transcript of the speech by Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization Friday: Excellencies, honorable ministers, members of the press, ladies and gentlemen,   West Africa...

WHO, west African presidents to launch a new joint US$ 100 million Ebola response plan

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The Director-General of WHO and presidents of west African nations impacted by the Ebola virus disease outbreak will meet Friday in Guinea to launch a new joint US$ 100 million response plan as part of...

Nigeria

Nigeria reports more cases due to circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2

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Nigeria is one of the three remaining polio endemic countries on the planet with Afghanistan and Pakistan being the others. The African nation reported 53 wild poliovirus-1 cases in 2013, while so far...

Thirty-six deaths reported in Swaziland rotavirus outbreak

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A rotavirus outbreak that has affected some 3,000 people in Swaziland over the past three weeks has resulted in 36 fatalities, according to a Swazi Observer news report today. In an announcement by Prime...

Nigeria health officials seek 30,000 possible Ebola contacts

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Just days after Liberian government official, Mr. Patrick Sawyer, traveled by air from Liberia to Lagos, Nigeria, sick with suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and eventually dying from the virus, Nigerian...