NCDC Intensifies Surveillance Over Central African Ebola Outbreak

NCDC Intensifies Surveillance Over Central African Ebola Outbreak

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has activated emergency border surveillance following an Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. Health officials confirmed that while Nigeria has no recorded cases, the rapid international spread of the virus requires immediate defensive measures. The containment drive follows the decision by the World Health Organisation to declare the…

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Congo Ebola Death Toll Hits 80

  At least 80 persons have died from a fresh Ebola outbreak spreading across three health zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including Bunia, Rwampara and Mongbwalu, according to data released by the World Health Organisation on Sunday. The outbreak, designated the 17th in Congo since the virus was first identified there in 1976,…

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Ebola Returns to Eastern DRC With 65 Deaths Reported

  Health authorities across Africa have confirmed a new Ebola virus disease outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, raising fresh alarms over cross-border transmission risks as regional governments scramble to contain the spread. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) announced the outbreak on Friday, confirming it had struck Ituri…

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Cruise Ship Outbreak: UK Quarantines 20 Returnees

  A special repatriation flight carrying 20 British nationals evacuated from a hantavirus-struck cruise ship landed at Manchester Airport on Sunday, bringing home passengers caught in one of the most unusual public health emergencies to affect a civilian vessel in recent memory. Television footage showed the aircraft touching down at the northwest England airport after…

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