How a rare skin disease links South Africa to an 18th Century French seaman: There's no effective treatment for Keratolytic Winter Erythema that causes skin to peel. SuppliedKeratolytic Winter Erythema – more commonly referred to as KWE – is a genetic skin disease affecting the palms and the soles. It’s also colloquially known as “Oudtshoorn skin” because many people with … [Read more...] about How a rare skin disease links South Africa to an 18th Century French seaman | The Conversation
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Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – Disease outbreak news
APO News from Africa: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – Disease outbreak news: On 9 May 2017, WHO was informed of a cluster of undiagnosed illness and deaths including haemorrhagic symptoms in Likati Health Zone, Bas Uele Province in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bordering Central African Republic. Since 22 April, nine cases … [Read more...] about Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – Disease outbreak news
Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, Minister of Public Health, announces an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Likati district, Bas-Uélé Province (northern DRC) following confirmation by the National Biomedical Research Institute
APO News from Africa: Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, Minister of Public Health, announces an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Likati district, Bas-Uélé Province (northern DRC) following confirmation by the National Biomedical Research Institute: The Minister of Public Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, has informed the World Health … [Read more...] about Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, Minister of Public Health, announces an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Likati district, Bas-Uélé Province (northern DRC) following confirmation by the National Biomedical Research Institute
As famine looms, malnutrition and disease rise sharply among children in Somalia
APO News from Africa: As famine looms, malnutrition and disease rise sharply among children in Somalia: As the spectre of famine hangs once again over Somalia, early numbers show an increasing number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and cholera or acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) — a combination that killed many children in the famine of 2011. … [Read more...] about As famine looms, malnutrition and disease rise sharply among children in Somalia
How we found the gene for a rare heart disease and why it matters | The Conversation
How we found the gene for a rare heart disease and why it matters: ShutterstockHeart disease is the world’s number one killer. In sub-Saharan Africa infections like HIV and TB take the lead but heart diseases such as heart muscle disease (or cardiomyopathy) are a close second as a cause of death. After 20 years of research scientists at the … [Read more...] about How we found the gene for a rare heart disease and why it matters | The Conversation
