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Almost 3 in 10 of young kids may have malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Almost three out of ten children in 13 Sub-Saharan Africa countries are infected with malaria, with older under-five children living in large families with low incomes in rural areas...

Yellow fever in Africa 2022: Vaccination coverage is insufficient

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) African region recently published an update on yellow fever in the region, here are some of the highlights of the report: In 2022, 12 countries...

Yellow fever case confirmed in Sierra Leone

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization reports a suspected case of yellow fever (YF), a 67-year-old male farmer resident of Kono District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone, tested positive...

Bacillus anthracis bacteria using Gram-stain technique

Sierra Leone anthrax outbreak update

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the anthrax outbreak in Sierra Leone, as of 17 June 2022, a total of six anthrax cases were reported including five confirmed cases and one probable case. Majority...

Bacillus anthracis bacteria using Gram-stain technique

Anthrax outbreak declared in Sierra Leone

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health and Sanitation in Sierra Leone has declared an outbreak of human anthrax in the country after identifying 3 lab confirmed cutaneous anthrax cases in Karene...

Sierra Leone: Measles outbreak declared in Kambia District

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 On Friday, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) declared a measles outbreak in Kambia District. There have been a total of three confirmed cases from a...

Lassa virus vaccine trial in Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) was awarded €22.8 million by the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership and the Coalition...

Guinea: Ebola cases rise to 9, Neighbors ramp up preparedness

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 As of Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported nine confirmed and probable Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases, including five deaths. While no confirmed cases...

Polio in Sierra Leone, Afghanistan tops 200 vaccine derived cases

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report this week, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation said that preliminary results from the investigations of children...

MARBURG Virus detected in fruit bats in Sierra Leone

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Recently, scientists have detected Marburg virus in fruit bats in Sierra Leone, marking the first time the deadly virus has been found in West Africa. The article was published in the journal, Nature Communications...