Tag: Outbreak
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FG alerts public to Anthrax outbreak
The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has alerted Nigerians to the outbreak of Anthrax, a zoonotic disease, in Zamfara. Mr Ben Goong, Director, Information and Public Relations Department in the ministry, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
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Gombe declares cholera outbreak, records 10 deaths
Gombe State has declared an outbreak of cholera with no fewer than ten deaths already recorded across the state. The Gombe commissioner for health, Dr Habu Dahiru, stated this on Thursday in Gombe while addressing newsmen on the outbreak of the disease in the state.
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Borno declares cholera outbreak, 43 killed
The Borno state government on Tuesday declared an outbreak of Cholera in the state. The declaration follow
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Cholera outbreak cause of seven deaths in Enugu market -Commissioner
The Enugu State Ministry of Health has revealed that cholera was the cause of demises of seven persons in the New Artisan Market. It also said that 19 others who were infected had been evacuated to the State Teaching Hospital, ESUT-Parklane, for treatment. This is contained in a statement the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ikechukwu…
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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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Edo govt speaks on alleged outbreak of ‘strange illness’
The Edo State Government on Saturday debunked rumours of outbreak of a strange disease in the state, saying that the disease that afflicted some communities in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the State, was actually yellow fever. The news of a strange disease was reported to have hit Igiduman, Ehor and other villages in the…
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Latest Ebola outbreak is Zaire strain, vaccinations to start: WHO
The Ebola outbreak in Congo is confirmed to be the Zaire strain of the virus and vaccinations of health workers may start as early as Wednesday, a senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Peter Salama, WHO deputy director for emergency preparedness and response, gave the results of genetic sequencing in a tweet…
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Nine dead as FG confirms Yellow Fever outbreak in Kwara, Nasarawa, five other states
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, in its 2018 report has confirmed the outbreak of Yellow Fever in seven Nigerian states with over nine deaths so far. The NCDC in its situation report released for the first epidemiological week in 2018 said the ailment has so far been confirmed in 12 local government areas…