Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Senegal, I.Coast declare states of emergency over virus
The West African states of Senegal and Ivory Coast on Monday each declared a state of emergency in the face of the new coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US urges Tanzania to embrace COVID-19 vaccines, share data
The United States praised Tanzania on Friday for finally acknowledging the resurgence of COVID-19 after claiming for months it had defeated the pandemic through prayer. But the U.S. urged the country to share infection data ...
Feb 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Yellow fever kills 32 in Sudan's Darfur: ministry
Mosquito-born yellow fever has killed 32 people in Sudan's conflict-plagued Darfur region this month, the health ministry said in a statement obtained by AFP on Wednesday.
Nov 1, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Non-infected babies born to HIV mothers have reduced immunity to measles
Non-infected babies born to HIV positive mothers should be vaccinated early against measles, to avoid them acquiring the virus or passing it on to others.
Oct 18, 2012
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Health
Ivory Coast bans skin whitening creams
Ivory Coast has banned skin whitening creams, which are widely used in west Africa, because of fears they cause lasting damage to health, the health ministry said Wednesday.
May 6, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO says 49 Ebola contact cases identified in I. Coast
Forty-nine individuals have been identified who were in contact with a young Guinean woman who tested positive for the Ebola virus in Ivory Coast's biggest city Abidjan, the UN health agency said Thursday.
Aug 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Post-Ebola, West Africans flock back to bush meat, with risk
As the deadly outbreak of Ebola has subsided, people in several West African countries are flocking to eat bush meat again after restrictions were lifted on the consumption of wild animals like hedgehogs and cane rats. But ...
Sep 21, 2016
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Vaccination
Nigeria receives nearly 4 million vaccines from COVAX
Nearly 4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, the third and largest delivery so far to an African country by the global COVAX initiative, which was created to ensure that low- and ...
Mar 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO says Africa escaped 'exponential' rise in cases
Africa has escaped the "exponential" rise in coronavirus cases seen elsewhere probably due to low population density and a hot and humid climate, the UN health agency said.
Sep 25, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Darfur yellow fever deaths double to 67: UN agency
The number of people believed to have died from mosquito-borne yellow fever in Sudan's conflict-plagued Darfur region has doubled to 67, health officials said on Tuesday.
Nov 6, 2012
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