Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nigeria confirms new Ebola case in Lagos
Nigeria on Monday confirmed a new case of Ebola in the financial capital Lagos, bringing the total number of people in the country with the virus to 10.
Aug 11, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Battle to contain Ebola intensifies with Nigeria seeking volunteers
The battle to contain the deadly Ebola outbreak continued on Saturday with Nigeria appealing for volunteers to help halt the spread of the virus and Guinea shutting its land borders with two west African neighbours.
Aug 9, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US Ebola outbreak 'possible' but not large: CDC chief
People with symptoms of Ebola will inevitably spread worldwide due to the nature of global airline travel, but any outbreak in the US is not likely to be large, health authorities say.
Aug 8, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New Nigeria Ebola cases amid fears epidemic 'out of control'
The death toll of the Ebola epidemic neared 1,000 Wednesday as fears rose that the disease is now taking hold in Africa's most populous nation of Nigeria after a second death among seven confirmed cases in Lagos.
Aug 6, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO: Death toll from Ebola in W. Africa hits 887
Authorities in Nigeria on Monday announced a second case of Ebola in Africa's most populous country, an alarming setback as the total death toll from the disease in several West Africa countries shot up by more than 150 to ...
Aug 4, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
The influence of westernization spells danger for public health in Nigeria
The study, published in PLOS ONE, by a team from the University of Warwick Medical School found that over one in five women in Nigeria were reported to be overweight or obese, with this statistic increasing among demographics ...
Jun 30, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Better community engagement and stronger health systems are needed to tackle polio
In this week's PLOS Medicine two independently written articles call for a shift away from the leader-centric approach that polio eradication campaigns are currently pursuing in the three countries (Nigeria, Pakistan and ...
Oct 8, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Measles deaths fall by over 70% in last decade, WHO reports
The global number of measles deaths dropped by 71 percent between 2000 and 2011 largely thanks to a boost in vaccination efforts, the UN World Health Organisation said Thursday.
Jan 17, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Is the end of polio truly in sight?
Declaring the eradication of polio will be far more difficult than it was for smallpox, according to a review published in the Journal of General Virology. Further research into the complex virus - host interactions and how ...
Nov 30, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nigeria warns over cholera outbreak that kills 30
Nigerian health officials are issuing warnings over a cholera outbreak that has killed at least 30 people, many of them in the commercial capital Lagos, since the start of the year.
Jun 19, 2024
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