Tag: Ebola
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WHO confirms three fresh Ebola cases in Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recorded three new cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). After 52 days of not recording a case in the country, WHO confirmed a new case last Friday and 3 fresh cases on Thursday, April 16. Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, disclosed this in a statement…
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WHO raises alarm as Ebola death toll in DRC hits 1,540
The death toll in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 1,540, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). In an update on Friday, the world health body said 2,284 people had been infected since the outbreak in the country’s Ituri and North Kivu provinces nearly 11…
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Ebola: FG directs ports officials to heighten surveillance
Federal Government has directed port health service officials and other relevant agencies at the points of entry to Nigeria to heighten surveillance toward ensuring that all passengers coming into the country are screened. Mrs Boade Akinola, the Director, Media and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Health, made this known in a statement issued on Friday…
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No Ebola case in Nigeria – FG
There is no Ebola virus in Nigeria, the Federal Government has said. The government also described as false the message circulating in social media purporting a positive case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country. Debunking the rumour, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Health, Mr. Abdullaziz Mashi Abdullahi, urged the public…
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`Miracle’ baby survives Ebola outbreak
There is a ray of hope amid the death and misery that is Congo’s ebola crisis and her name is baby Benedicte. The six-week-old infant has been dubbed “a miracle’’ by Congo’s Ministry of Health for surviving Ebola which she caught as a newborn. “The little girl is called Benedicte and she was born on…
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Ebola virus infects 300 people in eastern Congo
The deadly Ebola virus has infected 300 people in Congo since an outbreak erupted almost two months ago in the country’s east, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Ebola is a deadly disease caused by a virus, though there are five strains, and four of them can make people sick. After entering the body, it…