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Measles case confirmed in Indiana, Exposure risks also in Texas, MIchigan

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Indiana state health officials are reporting a confirmed measles case in the northeast part of the state. The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is working with local health departments and healthcare...

Guinea worm cases down slightly in 2018

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In 1986, an estimated 3.5 million human Guinea worm disease cases annually in 21 countries in Africa and Asia. Yesterday, the Carter Center reported that the annual case tally has dropped to 28 in...

Suspected anthrax outbreak in Namibia affects dozens

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The Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia has reported a suspected anthrax outbreak in Opuwo District, Kunene Region, located in the far north-west part of the country. The outbreak was originally...

Guinea worm infection reported in Angola: WHO

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According to a World Health Organization (WHO) news release dated June 29, 2018: WHO received confirmation of a human case of dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease) in Angola – a country not known to...

Sleeping sickness: 21 cases detected during prospecting campaign in Cuanza Norte, Angola

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Health officials in Angola have reported 21 cases of African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness in the past two weeks, according to a Agencia Angola Press report. The cases, reported in the municipality...

Angola: 275,000 malaria cases reported in Uíge Province this year

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Health officials in Uíge Province in northwestern Angola have reported 275,000 malaria cases for the first 11 months of 2017, according to Agencia Angola Press. In addition, 700 malaria-related deaths...

Cholera outbreaks in 12 Eastern and Southern African countries

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More than 104,095 cholera / acute watery diarrhea (AWD) cases and 1562 deaths (Case Fatality Rate: 1.5%) have been reported in 12 of 21 countries of Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) since the...

Cholera in Africa: DRC, Kenya, Angola and Tanzania

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In an update in multiple cholera outbreaks in Africa, many countries with ongoing cholera outbreaks in the African Region have observed resurgence in the disease trends in recent weeks. This phenomenon...

Angola: Yellow fever vaccine campaign begins in Malanje

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The Department of Public Health announced that a  yellow fever vaccination campaign began Jun 9 and will run through Jun 18. A total of 135, 571 people aged 6 months and older will be vaccinated against...

Zika: CDC issues travel notices for Angola, Solomon Islands, others

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Local transmission of Zika virus in four countries has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issue advisories for travelers to Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Maldives and Solomon Islands. Local...