Disease Outbreak
Ebola: FG plans state treatment centres as contacts hit 53
The Federal Government is planning to identify and equip Ebola treatment centres in states with designated ports of entry as the number of...
Kenya Confirms First Ebola Case After Patient Dies in Nairobi
Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi,...
Kenya Confirms First Ebola Case as Patient Dies in Nairobi
Kenya has confirmed its first case of Ebola after a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived...
California Issues Measles Exposure Alert Across Six Counties After Train Passenger Hospitalised
California health authorities have issued a public warning after an unvaccinated passenger who was later hospitalised with measles travelled by train and bus...
Ebola Cases Surpass 7,000 in DR Congo as Outbreak Spreads
Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo have surpassed 7,000, according to government data, as health authorities continue efforts to contain the...
Diphtheria Outbreak Overwhelms Katsina Teaching Hospital as Case, Death Figures Remain Unclear
The Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina has raised concerns over the growing pressure on its paediatric services following an influx of suspected and confirmed...
Uganda Declares Ebola Outbreak Over as Cases Continue Rising in Congo
The Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain has ended in Uganda, but the disease remains highly active in neighbouring Democratic Republic of...
Two People Die From Measles in Pennsylvania as Cases Approach 400
Two people in Pennsylvania have died from measles-associated complications, marking the state’s first measles-related deaths in 35 years, according to the Pennsylvania Department...
