Tag: CDC
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Tinubu approves establishment of Africa-CDC regional Centre in Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Regional Coordinating Centre (RCC) of the Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa-CDC) in Nigeria. Tinubu is the African Union (AU) Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership.
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Malaria outbreak in the US after two decades raises concerns
Health officials in the United States have issued a warning following the identification of five cases of malaria in Florida and Texas, involving individuals with no recent travel history overseas. This development has sparked concerns about the potential for local transmission of the life-threatening disease within the country. The cases have been concentrated in Sarasota…
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BREAKING: Fully vaccinated, twice-boosted US President Biden down with COVID-19
U. S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and isolated, Physician to the President, Kevin O’Connor has said. On questioning, President Biden said he is currently experiencing mild symptoms, mostly rhinorrhea (or “runny nose”) and fatigue, with an occasional dry cough, which he said started yesterday evening.
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U.S. confirms 1st human case of H5 bird flu
The United States has confirmed the first known human case of H5 bird flu in a person in the western state of Colorado. The U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement that the person who tested positive for avian influenza A (H5) virus was involved in the culling of poultry…
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U.S. Vice President, Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. Vice President, Kamala Harris tested positive for Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Tuesday after returning from a weeklong trip to California.
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Africa’s COVID-19 cases near 10.9m – Africa CDC
A total of 10,896,302 COVID-19 cases were reported in Africa as of Saturday evening, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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WHO vaccinates 4 million children in north-eastern Nigeria
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is kicking off a mass vaccination campaign to protect more than 4 million children against a measles outbreak in conflict-affected states in north-eastern Nigeria this week. The two-week campaign, which starts on 13 January, will target all children aged from 6 months to 10 years in accessible…