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TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA)—Three of the 11 suspected cases of monkeypox (mpox) recorded in Bohol have been investigated and found to be negative for mpox. This was disclosed by Dr. Edward Matthew ...
As mpox cases rise in Sierra Leone, we check-in with Professor Trudie Lang to understand the implications of the continuing spread of the disease and what progress is being made in responding to the ...
Despite being declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern 10 months ago, the mpox outbreak is not over. And in places like Sierra Leone, it is spiralling. Paul Adepoju reports.
Mpox outbreaks in Africa reflect a mixed picture, with cases on a downward trend in some countries that have been major hot ...
The infection prevention and control public involvement group scrutinises how infection prevention is delivered and plays a ...
He said that Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic illness, is endemic in Nigeria and typically spikes during the dry season.
Lassa fever is surging again across Nigeria, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention confirming a higher ...
The economic advisor to President John Mahama, Seth Terkper, has warned that the current stability in Ghana’s economy is only temporary.
This mobile laboratory can examine samples from humans, animals and the environment directly on site in the event of unexplained disease outbreaks, in line with the One Health approach. This is the ...
The sexually transmitted infection (STI) is Scotland's second most common bacterial STI, with the latest figures showing ...