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Equatorial Guinea Marburg outbreak grows to 9 confirmed cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Equatorial Guinea, health officials report a cumulative number of nine confirmed and 20 probable cases have been recorded...

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DRC: 1,800 suspected cases of the typhoid fever reported in Kwango province

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since the beginning of 2023, a total of 1,800 suspected cases of the typhoid fever epidemic, including 12 deaths, have been notified in the Panzi health zone in Kwango province, DRC...

CDC issues travel notice for Tanzania due to Marburg outbreak

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on Tanzania’s announcement of its first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a...

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Marburg virus confirmed in Tanzania outbreak

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the outbreak of unknown etiology in Tanzania, health officials announced today the cause of the outbreak that killed five people and hospitalized three others in...

Uganda Outbreak Update: Rift Valley fever

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In a follow-up on our report 10 days ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports the confirmed Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak in Mbarara District has increased to 20 human cases, including four...

Tanzania officials remind public about instructions concerning burial

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the mystery illness outbreak in Kagera province, Tanzania (computer translated), Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Godwin Mollel on behalf of the Minister of Health...

Burundi declares polio outbreak, First cases reported in more than three decades

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) report that the Ministère de la Santé Publique  declared an outbreak of circulating poliovirus type 2 (CVDPV 2) today after confirming eight...

Tanzania reports five deaths due to unknown illness in Kagera province

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New sDesk @bactiman63 The Tanzania Ministry of Health reports receiving information about the presence of a disease that is not yet known in Kagera province in Bukoba district villages, Maruku and Kanyangereko...

Uganda reports Rift Valley Fever outbreak, 12 confirmed human cases recorded

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) VHF laboratory confirmed twelve (12) Rift Valley Fever (RVF) human cases on March 1, the World Health Organization reports. The 12 cases...

Meningitis outbreak declared in Togo

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 On 15 February 2023, an outbreak of meningitis was officially declared by the Ministry of Health of Togo, in Oti South district of Savana region in the northern part of the country. The...