Lassa fever will keep ravaging Nigeria unless better surveillance is put in place: Lassa fever in several Nigerian states is being spread by rats. World Health OrganisationLassa fever was first discovered nearly 50 years ago in Nigeria. Since then, it has been reported in other West African countries including Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. There is also evidence of Lassa … [Read more...] about Lassa fever will keep ravaging Nigeria unless better surveillance is put in place | The Conversation
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Press release on humanitarian assistance to fight a yellow fever outbreak in Angola
Press release on humanitarian assistance to fight a yellow fever outbreak in Angola: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is implementing large-scale sanitary and epidemiological programmes to fight an unprecedented yellow fever outbreak in Angola and has appealed for international support. In this context, the government of the Russian Federation has decided to … [Read more...] about Press release on humanitarian assistance to fight a yellow fever outbreak in Angola
What’s behind Angola’s first yellow fever outbreak in 36 years | The Conversation
An Angolan soldier administers a yellow fever vaccine to a child at "Quilometro 30" market, Luanda. EPA/Joost de RaeymaekerThe World Health Organisation has declared the yellow fever outbreak in Angola a grade 2 emergency. This means that it can have moderate public health consequences. This requires an emergency support team run from the organisation’s regional … [Read more...] about What’s behind Angola’s first yellow fever outbreak in 36 years | The Conversation
Spring Fever: Mynabirds West Coast Spring Tour @ The Sunset – Vaudeville Etiquette
Spring Fever: Mynabirds West Coast Spring Tour @ The Sunset - Vaudeville Etiquette A South Africa Event on 2016-03-25 20:30:00 This event is 21 and over The MynabirdsWebsiteFacebookTwitterLinksThe Mynabirds (moniker of singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn) return to the west coast this spring with a new, intimate and orchestral arrangement of her songs. In the way of spring … [Read more...] about Spring Fever: Mynabirds West Coast Spring Tour @ The Sunset – Vaudeville Etiquette
Explainer: causes, symptoms and cures of typhoid fever | The Conversation
A child collects clean water in Delmas, east of Johannesburg following an outbreak of the deadly typhoid virus. Reuters/Mujahid SafodienIn response to media reports about the death of a patient from typhoid fever in Johannesburg, the provincial Guateng health department put out a statement to place the incident in context. The Conversation Africa’s editor Caroline Southey asked … [Read more...] about Explainer: causes, symptoms and cures of typhoid fever | The Conversation
