NewsDesk @bactiman63 Chikungunya is relatively rare in Senegal. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported two confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne illness through August 1 in Sokone and Pikine districts;...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 South Africa health officials reported two additional human rabies cases in August in Zululand and eThekwini districts of KwaZulu-Natal Province, respectively, bringing the total...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the World Health Organization: On August 15, 2023, WHO AFRO was informed about a confirmed case of dengue fever in Guinea. It is a 37-year-old physician from Abidjan,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health in Chad officially declared an outbreak of Dengue fever on August 15. From 3 August to 27 August 2023, a total 47 suspected cases, including 26 confirmed cases...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A total of 15,525 cases of measles including 655 deaths have been reported since the first week of 2023 to date in Kasai province, reports the Provincial Health Division (DPS). The...

The final results of a landmark study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases confirm that the benefits of combining the RTS,S/AS01E (RTS,S) malaria vaccine with antimalarial drugs in settings...

By: Chinonso Nwosu Anthrax was confirmed in Suleja, Niger state, Nigeria on the July 13, 2023, where the sudden death of eight livestock was reported. The clinical signs observed were bleeding from the...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing its worst cholera epidemic for 6 years, warns the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), due to a spike in conflict and...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Malawi health officials officially declared that cholera is no longer a national public health emergency in the country.                                             The...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported a total of 1,506 suspected diphtheria cases from 59 LGAs in 11 states across the country in July 23. Kano (1,055),...