Tag: outbreak
WHO restricts Ervebo use in Bundibugyo outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new emergency guidance on using the licensed Ervebo vaccine during outbreaks of Bundibugyo virus disease, now limiting...
117 affected, 15 dead as Diphtheria outbreak spreads in Jos
No fewer than 15 people have died, while 117 others are suspected to have contracted diphtheria in various communities in Jos North Local Government...
Diphtheria outbreak kills 15, infects 117 in Plateau
An outbreak of diphtheria in parts of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State has killed 15 people among 117 suspected cases reported,...
Malaria kills German airport worker in rare outbreak
A worker at Frankfurt Airport in Germany has died of malaria in a rare outbreak believed to have been caused by infected mosquitoes brought...
Ebola: DRC gets 70,000 Ervebo vaccine doses as Bundibugyo outbreak worsens
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has received an initial allocation of 70,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine to support the response...
Two deaths recorded as US battles Cyclosporiasis outbreak
Two people have died in the United States after contracting Cyclosporiasis, marking the first known deaths linked to the country’s largest recorded outbreak of...
WHO raises alarm as DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak surpasses 3,600 cases
The Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has intensified, with 3,605 confirmed cases and 1,587...
DR Congo records 3,200 Ebola cases, 1,405 deaths as outbreak worsens
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded 3,200 confirmed Ebola cases, including 1,405 deaths, as the outbreak continues to spread across six...
Cholera outbreak in Borno overwhelms health facilities as suspected cases exceed...
Healthcare facilities in Borno State are under increasing pressure following a rise in suspected cholera cases, with more than 35,500 people infected and 198...
Ebola: BVD outbreak in DRC remains active with 2,124 cases
The Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains active, with sustained transmission driving increases in reported cases and...
