Travelers and health-care providers should be on alert due to Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda, CDC warns
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus ...
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Nigerian Govt Launches $124m Cholera Control Initiative
He said the health ministry is working closely with other ministries and partners to implement this plan.The Nigerian government has launched the National Strategic Plan of Action on Cholera Control ...
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Cholera Vaccination Campaign in Angola - Protection and Prevention for All
On February 3rd and 4th, around one million people, including children and adults, will be vaccinated against cholera in Luanda, Bengo and Icolo e Bengo. The initiative, led by the Ministry of Health, ...
Trump’s Freeze on Foreign Aid Will Make Diseases Surge
President Trump’s sweeping spending freeze on U.S. foreign aid has immediate health consequences, writes Gavin Yamey.
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DRC: Waterborne diseases threaten to compound escalating humanitarian crisis, warns the IRC
The Democratic Republic of  Congo (DRC) continues to face an escalating humanitarian crisis as conflict-driven displacement leaves millions without access to food, clean water, electricity, and basic ...
Q&A: Wildlife disease expert discusses avian flu, risks and prevention
With the advent of cases of avian flu in southern New England, and the rise in egg prices due to limited supply as a result, ...
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An assessment of the progress made in the implementation of the regional framework for cholera prevention and control in the WHO African region
High-burden cholera outbreaks, spreading beyond the traditional cholera-endemic countries, have been reported since 2021 in the WHO African region. Member states in the region have committed to the ...
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Building resilience against cholera: lessons from the implementation of integrated community strategy for cholera control in Zambia
Cholera has remained a persistent public health challenge in Zambia since the country’s first reported outbreak in 1977. The ...
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Is It Possible to Prevent Multiple Sclerosis?
Identifying these factors can help open the door to treatment and prevention options. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system. More than 2.8 million people worldwide ...
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Infectious Diseases That Spread Through Saliva
Streptococcal infections. World Health Organization. Herpes simplex virus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hand, foot, and mouth disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Zambia: Changing lives and fighting cholera one clean drop of water at a time
As cholera spread rapidly, it left entire neighbourhoods extremely vulnerable to a deadly water-borne disease. The Zambia Red Cross Society ... the organization is proving that cholera prevention is ...
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Africa reports over 200 disease outbreaks in 2024; Cholera tops list
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC ... The leading killer was cholera, with more than 3,700 reported deaths, followed by measles, which reportedly claimed about ...