The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is monitoring the new subvariants (descendants) of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, named EG.5 and BA.2.86. The EG.5 variant is a descendant of XBB.1.9.2 (itself a descendant of Omicron). As of 7th August 2023, the EG.5 has been reported in fifty-one (51) countries including […]
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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has confirmed one case of Anthrax disease in a mixed livestock farm in Niger State. This is the first animal case to be reported in Nigeria since the beginning of the West Africa outbreak in Ghana in June 2023. On 13th July 2023, the sudden deaths
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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and the National One Health Coordinating Unit (NOHCU) composed of stakeholders from the animal, human, and environmental health sectors are aware of a confirmed outbreak of anthrax both in human and animal (involving cattle and mostly sheep) by Ghana Health Service since June 1, 2023. There
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano States and is monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe States where cases are now being picked up. In addition to clinically suspected cases, there have been laboratory-confirmed cases and the NCDC is working with
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