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DR Congo: 10,000 malaria cases reported in Kasai-Oriental province in a week

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63  Epidemiologist from the Kasai-Oriental Provincial Health Division, Dr. Jean-Pierre Nsumba Katende said Wednesday that more than 10,000 cases of malaria have been identified...

Germany records COVID-19 daily record, ‘We have very difficult weeks ahead of us’ says the health minister

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 German health authorities reported a single day record of 50,196 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours. This is more than 10,000 cases higher than the previous daily record...

Measles: ‘Evidence suggests we are likely seeing the calm before the storm as the risk of outbreaks continues to grow around the world’

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 While reported measles cases have fallen compared to previous years, progress toward measles elimination continues to decline and the risk of outbreaks is mounting, according...

Pakistan dengue: Punjab cases top 19K, Lahore man ask police to arrest mosquitoes

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The number of dengue fever cases has topped 19,000 in Punjab province on the border of Pakistan and India. Health officials reported 456 new cases Tuesday, bringing the total...

DRC typhoid tally tops 1 million cases

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the typhoid outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), from the beginning of the year through the end of September 2021, 1,121,104 total typhoid...

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Ebola Virus Disease in the DRC: WHO update

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 On Monday, we did a short blurb on the latest on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Now we have...

Ghana yellow fever update: 42 suspected cases since mid-October

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the suspected yellow fever cases/deaths in Ghana, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported  a total of 42 suspected cases of yellow fever (YF) from October...

India Newswire: Dengue in Delhi, Zika in Kanpur

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Delhi dengue tally rises to 2,708; death toll reaches 9 The cases of dengue in Delhi continue to rise as the city added 1,171 infections in the past week, the South Delhi Municipal...

Measles outbreak kills 45 in Kasongo, Maniema province in 3 weeks

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Officials in Maniema province in east-central Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are reporting a measles outbreak in Kasongo health zone in Maniema province. During the...

Ebola outbreak in DRC rises to 11 cases

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) now reports 11 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases ( eight confirmed and 3 probable) in the 13th EVD outbreak reported in the Democratic Republic...