NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) African region recently published an update on yellow fever in the region, here are some of the highlights of the report: In 2022, 12 countries...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that a number of countries in Africa are experiencing measles outbreaks and says all travelers to Africa, including...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In September and October 2022, the Institut Pasteur in Dakar confirmed four yellow fever cases from Niger, including one death. The cases were confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health of Niger has reported the first ever case of dengue in Niger, according to the World Health Organization. The patient is a 47-year-old male from Niger who...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that nine countries in the WHO African Region (Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic (CAR), Côte d’Ivoire,...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews It was announced last Thursday at Expo 2020 Dubai that Niger is preparing the requisite paperwork for WHO verification and pending certification, and the country is now...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Since the beginning of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports 2,297,488 confirmed malaria cases through routine surveillance in Niger through September 19. Of...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Niger The World Health Organization (WHO) reported today on a new outbreak event in Niger. Officials now report a cholera outbreak in the country, which since June...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice this week concerning travel to Africa due to measles outbreaks in more than a dozen...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews There were eight additional wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases reported during the past week–six in Afghanistan and two in Pakistan. Globally, 54 WPV-1 cases...