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Tag: Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Rwanda’s Doctors and Nurses Hit Hard by Deadly Marburg Virus

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024Sarah Hurtes and Arafat MugaboComments Off on Rwanda’s Doctors and Nurses Hit Hard by Deadly Marburg Virus

The Health Ministry has reported that 80 percent of the infected are health care professionals.

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Rwanda’s Doctors and Nurses Hit Hard by Deadly Marburg Virus

October 5, 2024Sarah Hurtes and Arafat MugaboComments Off on Rwanda’s Doctors and Nurses Hit Hard by Deadly Marburg Virus

The health ministry has reported that 80 percent of the infected are health care professionals.

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Mpox Case in Sweden Sets Off Concerns of Wider Spread in Europe

August 16, 2024August 17, 2024Lynsey Chutel, Jenny Gross and Christina AndersonComments Off on Mpox Case in Sweden Sets Off Concerns of Wider Spread in Europe

Experts expect more cases to surface in European countries because of frequent travel to and from Africa, with the threat of contracting the disease raised from “very low” to “low.”

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W.H.O. Declares Mpox Outbreak in African Countries a Global Emergency

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024APOORVA MANDAVILLIComments Off on W.H.O. Declares Mpox Outbreak in African Countries a Global Emergency

The epidemic is concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the virus has now appeared in a dozen other African countries.

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Countries Fail to Agree on Treaty to Prepare the World for the Next Pandemic

May 24, 2024May 24, 2024APOORVA MANDAVILLIComments Off on Countries Fail to Agree on Treaty to Prepare the World for the Next Pandemic

Negotiators plan to ask for more time. Among the sticking points are equitable access to vaccines and financing to set up surveillance systems.

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Deadliest Cholera Outbreak in Past Decade Hits Southern Africa

February 13, 2024John Eligon and Jeffrey MoyoComments Off on Deadliest Cholera Outbreak in Past Decade Hits Southern Africa

The waterborne disease has killed more than 4,000 people in seven countries over the past two years. Experts blame severe storms, a lack of vaccines, and poor water and sewer systems.

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Mystery Amid an Anthrax Outbreak in Africa

December 19, 2023December 19, 2023APOORVA MANDAVILLIComments Off on Mystery Amid an Anthrax Outbreak in Africa

Only a fraction of the presumed cases in five countries have led to positive tests for anthrax. Some scientists say other causes cannot yet be ruled out.

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Can Africa Get Close to Vaccine Independence? Here’s What It Will Take.

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023Stephanie NolenComments Off on Can Africa Get Close to Vaccine Independence? Here’s What It Will Take.

Leaders on the continent have vowed that if there is another pandemic, they won’t be shut out of the vaccine market.

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Malawi and 4 Nearby Countries to Begin Polio Vaccination Drives

March 19, 2022Abdi Latif DahirComments Off on Malawi and 4 Nearby Countries to Begin Polio Vaccination Drives

The spread of the coronavirus interrupted routine childhood vaccinations globally, opening a door to diseases and compounding the health challenges on the African continent.

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Many African Countries Toughen Covid Restrictions as Fourth Wave Spreads

December 25, 2021December 25, 2021Abdi Latif Dahir and Jeffrey MoyoComments Off on Many African Countries Toughen Covid Restrictions as Fourth Wave Spreads

Infections have more than doubled or tripled in many countries, prompting the authorities to reimpose curfews and quarantines and introduce vaccine mandates as the holiday season gets underway.

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