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Ethiopia:
Ministry Alerts Public Against Influenza, Zika Virus
Ethiopian Herald, 6 February 2016
The Ministry of Health urged the public to be alert to prevent possible transmission of influenza and Zika virus and avoid extreme panic. Read more »
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Africa:
Zika Virus - UN Agencies Step Up Response Measures Following Declaration of Public Health Emergency
UN News, 2 February 2016
Following yesterday's declaration of a public health emergency of international concern regarding the cluster of microcephaly and other neurological disorders in relation to the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
WHO Declares Zika Virus a Global Emergency
This Day, 2 February 2016
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus an international public health emergency as the disease linked to thousands of suspected cases of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Mosquito-Transmitted Zika Virus May Spread to Nigeria
Guardian, 3 February 2016
ZIKA virus, a mosquito-borne disease that has swept quickly throughout equatorial countries, may spread across the Americas, the United States and even Nigeria, the World Health… Read more »
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Malawi:
Zika Virus Now Global Concern Than Ebola, Says World Health Organisation - Malawi On Alert
Nyasa Times, 2 February 2016
Zika virus - which may cause severe birth defects - could be a bigger threat to global health than the Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in Africa and the World… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Zika Virus - FG Puts 36 States On Alert
Vanguard, 2 February 2016
The Federal Government has put all the 36 states including the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on a red alert following the declaration of Zika virus as an international public… Read more »
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Liberia:
Preparing Now in Anticipation of the Zika Virus
New Dawn, 3 February 2016
After being confronted with heavy criticism for prolonging the declaration of the deadly Ebola outbreak as public emergency, the World Health Organization or WHO seems to be very… Read more »
