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Mashup Score: 0Bangladesh reports 3 more Nipah virus cases, brings seasonal total to 14 - Outbreak News Today - 1 year(s) ago
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health authorities in Bangladesh have reported three additional Nipah virus cases, including two additional deaths, according to a recent report. This is up from 11 cases and 8 deaths reported a little over two weeks ago. According to the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) in Dhaka, from January 2023 as of […]
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Mashup Score: 0NIH researcher's Sudan virus vaccine protects macaques in challenge - Outbreak News Today - 1 year(s) ago
NewsDesk @bactiman63 A National Institutes of Health research group with extensive experience studying ebolavirus countermeasures has successfully developed a vaccine against Sudan virus (SUDV) based on the licensed Ebola virus (EBOV) vaccine. SUDV, identified in 1976, is one of the four viruses known to cause human Ebolavirus disease. The new vaccine, VSV-SUDV, completely protected cynomolgus…
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Mashup Score: 5Lassa fever cases rise, Nigeria activates Emergency Operations Centre - Outbreak News Today - 1 year(s) ago
NewsDesk @bactiman63 During the first three weeks on 2023, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a total of 244 confirmed cases with 37 deaths and a case fatality rate of 15.1 % from 16 states and the FCT – Ondo (90), Edo (89), Bauchi (13), Taraba (10), Benue (9), Ebonyi (9), […]
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Mashup Score: 4Lassa fever cases rise, Nigeria activates Emergency Operations Centre - Outbreak News Today - 1 year(s) ago
NewsDesk @bactiman63 During the first three weeks on 2023, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a total of 244 confirmed cases with 37 deaths and a case fatality rate of 15.1 % from 16 states and the FCT – Ondo (90), Edo (89), Bauchi (13), Taraba (10), Benue (9), Ebonyi (9), […]
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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In Rajshahi, near the Bangladesh-India border, a seven-year-old child died of Nipah virus Monday, according to local media. The boy is the is the second victim that died of the virus the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital in January 2023. It is reported that the child drank raw date juice on Friday. From 2001-2022, 325 Nipah […]
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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Preliminary data from the Ministry of Health indicate that, in 2022, more than 17,000 new cases of leprosy were diagnosed in Brazil. In 2021, the number of records reached 18,000 cases, with 11.2% of patients considered as grade 2 of physical disability – when injuries considered serious are identified in the eyes, hands and feet. The […]
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Mashup Score: 2Cholera outbreak declared in Burundi - Outbreak News Today - 1 year(s) ago
NewsDesk @bactiman63 On January 1, 2023, Burundi’s Minister of Public Health declared an outbreak of cholera in the East African country. In a press release, officials said nine suspected cases of cholera were identified on December 30, 2022 in the northern health district of the commercial capital Bujumbura with symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting, mainly in […]
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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uganda Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) report it has been 37 days since the last confirmed Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case as of January 3, 2023. On 20th September 2022, the Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus (SVD) after a case managed at […]
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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The measles outbreak in Central Ohio now stands at 82 confirmed cases as of December 27, according to Columbus Public Health. The first measles case was identified October 22, 2022, and as of December 27th there are 82 confirmed cases with 32 hospitalizations and no deaths. The current outbreak started with four unvaccinated children […]
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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Brazil may report a record number of dengue-related deaths this year, according to the latest arbovirus data published by the health ministry. The Brazil Ministry of Health reports 978 deaths have been confirmed due to dengue fever, 844 by laboratory criteria and 134 by epidemiological clinical criterion through December 3 (Epi week 48). This […]
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