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Zimbabwe anthrax outbreak reaches 56, Awareness campaign launched

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In a follow-up report on the Zimbabwe anthrax outbreak, health officials now say the number of villagers in Umzingwane district has risen to 56, including a number of small children as of Tuesday, according...

Zimbabwe: Anthrax sickens dozens in Umzingwane district

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At least 36 people in Zimbabwe’s Umzingwane district have sought treatment in local clinics for anthrax, according to Zimbabwe media last week. Nearly all the cases were classified as cutaneous...

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Cholera outbreak in DRC nears 20,000

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The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has notified WHO of ongoing outbreaks of cholera across the country. Although the overall trend is decreasing, there are still areas...

Dar es Salaam reports more than 4,500 cholera cases

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Tanzania’s cholera outbreak, which began in late August 2015, has progressively spread to more than half of country’s regions, affecting thousands of people. Months into the response, local...

Sudan reports 130 dengue related deaths in 3 months

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According to the Ministry of Health (MoH), a total of 557 suspected dengue fever cases, including 130 deaths, were reported in Sudan between 29 August (when the outbreak started) and 4 December. The outbreak...

Uganda nodding disease update: Hospitalizations, lack of resources

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This is from an article in 2012 concerning nodding disease: The African nation of Uganda certainly has it’s share of problems including war, poverty and disease. However, one disease is literally making...

Africa: UN data shows adolescent deaths from AIDS tripled since 2000

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The number of adolescent deaths from AIDS has tripled over the last 15 years, according to new data released Friday by UNICEF. AIDS is the number one cause of death among adolescents in Africa and the...

Tanzania cholera outbreak doubles in past month, 10,000 cases and counting

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In a follow-up report on the cholera outbreak in Tanzania, The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) of Tanzania now puts the case count at 9,871 cases, including 150 deaths. This is up from ...

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MenAfriVac: The enormous success of the meningitis A vaccine in Africa but job not done

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Five years after the introduction of an affordable conjugate meningitis A vaccine, immunization has led to the control and near elimination of deadly meningitis A disease in the African “meningitis belt.”...

Zika virus confirmed on Cape Verde

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The Ministry of Health on the island country of Cape Verde announced Tuesday that Zika virus has been confirmed in the capital city of Praia, according to a MOH press release (computer translated). Health...