Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Niger cholera outbreak claims 67 lives
A cholera outbreak in Niger has killed 67 people since July out of thousands of recorded cases, the UN said Thursday, citing health ministry figures.
Sep 27, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cholera outbreak in Nigeria claims nearly 100 lives
A cholera outbreak in north-eastern Nigeria has claimed nearly 100 lives over the past two weeks, the United Nations said Saturday.
Sep 22, 2018
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Two gene mutations transform harmless bacteria into a strain that could cause major epidemics
Since 2013, a new strain of meningococcal bacteria has spread rapidly in Niger and Nigeria, leading to large-scale outbreaks of meningitis. Analysis of the genetic material shows that with just two gene mutations, harmless ...
Jun 27, 2018
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Nigeria and health epidemics: acting quickly for a reason
A new outbreak of Ebola that has killed 17 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo is thousands of miles (kilometres) from Nigeria.
May 10, 2018
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Nigeria monitoring Ebola before DRCongo World Cup warm up
Nigeria's football federation says a World Cup warm-up match will be cancelled if doctors advise it, after a fresh outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
May 10, 2018
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Lassa fever kills 142 in Nigeria since January: official
Lassa fever has killed 142 people in Nigeria since the start of the year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Thursday, reporting a rise of 32 fatalities in a month.
Apr 5, 2018
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Nigeria reports 450 suspected cases of Lassa fever; 37 dead
The World Health Organization says as many as 450 people may have been infected with Lassa fever in Nigeria in less than five weeks.
Feb 13, 2018
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Nigeria lassa fever death toll now 31: health minister
Thirty-one people have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria since the start of this year, the health minister said, with cases of the viral disease recorded across the country.
Feb 6, 2018
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Lassa fever kills 21 in Nigeria: health officials
Twenty-one people have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria this month, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said on Wednesday, in the latest outbreak in Africa's most populous nation.
Jan 31, 2018
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Nearly 850,000 get cholera vaccine in Nigeria: WHO
The World Health Organization said Tuesday it has completed a massive cholera vaccination campaign in restive northeastern Nigeria, where the disease has already killed 54 people.
Sep 26, 2017
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