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WHO, 2 November 2018
Zambia has been classified by the World Health Organisation to be at very high risk of importation of cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) from the ongoing epidemic of the disease in… Read more »
African Countries Intensify Vigilance on Ebola
The World Health Organization is supporting the 10 countries bordering DR Congo to heighten vigilance on Ebola by strengthening capacity for preventing, detecting, investigating and responding quickly to potential Ebola threats.
Following confirmation of an outbreak of #Ebola in #Congo, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control issued a public health advisory.
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Uganda: Govt to Deploy Ebola Vaccine to Health Workers on DRC Border
VOA, 5 November 2018
Uganda will begin administering the experimental Ebola vaccine to approximately 2,000 health care and front-line workers along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo on… Read more »
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Uganda: Uganda to Deploy Ebola Vaccine to Border Points
East African, 3 November 2018
Uganda has announced that it will deploy an Ebola vaccine even though there is no outbreak of the disease in the country. Read more »
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Central Africa: Ugandan Govt Starts Ebola Vaccinations
Monitor, 5 November 2018
Uganda will today, and for the very first time, start vaccination against the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) as a preventive measure against the disease that has ravaged… Read more »
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East Africa: Ebola Strikes As 260 Die At Uganda Border
Monitor, 30 October 2018
Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed the Ebola scare at the Uganda-DR Congo border after receiving information that at least 257 people had died of the haemorrhagic fever by… Read more »
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Nigeria: Lagos Gets New Facility to Mitigate Post Ebola Threats
Leadership, 29 October 2018
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode will tomorrow join the Governor General of Canada, Rt Hon Julie Payette to inaugurate a new biosecurity laboratory in Lagos that can help… Read more »
InFocus
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One month after the beginning of the school year, 80 % of school-aged children have returned to school in two epicentres of the current Ebola outbreak. Read more »
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The World Health Organization says one reason it does not regard the outbreak as a global threat is that the virus has not spread into neighboring countries. Read more »
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Health leaders are meeting to address the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has claimed about 130 lives. The WHO has assessed the national and regional risk ... Read more »
