Tag: Ebola
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NCDC opens up on readiness as Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed the country on high alert following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Uganda.
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Congo fighting puts lab containing Ebola virus at risk
The Red Cross has warned of an unimaginable consequences if a biomedical laboratory in the embattled city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not protected.
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Ebola is cause of tomato scarcity – Agriculture minister
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has disclosed that the rise in the price of tomatoes is a result of an infestation known as Tomato Ebola, which reduced its availability. Kyari stated this in a post on X.com while responding to a user who asked that something be done as “the…
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NCDC cautions Nigerians against non-essential travel to Uganda
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday cautioned Nigerians and other residents against embarking on non-essential travel to Uganda for now. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, gave the caution in a statement he signed on Monday in Abuja.
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Uganda confirms 9 more Ebola cases in Kampala
An alarming increase of Ebola in the capital of Ugandan, Kampala, since Friday has been reported by the country’s officials, as Nine people in the metropolitan area tested positive on Sunday. Uganda’s Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng, on Monday, explained that this was in addition to two others on Friday. Recall that there had been…
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Nigeria on alert mode as Ebola resurfaces in Uganda
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain of the Ebola Virus (EV) in Uganda.
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DRC declares new Ebola outbreak in Mbandaka – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday declared an outbreak of Ebola in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province. WHO, in a statement, stated that DRC declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case was confirmed in the city on April…
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Ivory Coast records first case of Ebola in 25 years
Ivory Coast has recorded its first case of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus in 25 years, according to the country’s health minister. Pierre N’Gou Dimba said on national television on Saturday that officials confirmed the case after testing samples from an 18-year-old girl who travelled from neighbouring Guinea. “This is an isolated and imported case,” he…
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Nigeria at moderate risk of Ebola outbreak-NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has put Nigeria at ‘moderate risk’ of Ebola outbreak as Guinea battles the virus The NCDC made this known via its website, stating that the decision was based on the proximity of Guinea to Nigeria and other West African countries, as well as other indicators. Guinea experienced outbreak of…
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Ebola resurfaces in eastern Democratic Republic Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced Sunday a reappearance of the Ebola virus in the eastern part of the Central African country, more than two months after the end of the last outbreak. The patient, who has since died, was the wife of an Ebola survivor. Samples have been sent to the National Institute…