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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says a total of 39 confirmed cases and zero death of monkey pox have been recorded across 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Director General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, made the…
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has held an emergency meeting with the health commissioners from Sokoto and Kaduna States over what can be described as an unknown illness in Sokoto and Zamfara states. In a…
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Nigeria has recorded a total of 9,478 confirmed cases of Diphtheria. The Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, who made this known in Abuja during the weekly diphtheria surveillance…
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Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Ifedayo Adetifa has disclosed that the purported new Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, named BA.2.86 is not in Nigeria and there has not been an increase…
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Following the first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said Nigeria is at moderate risk of importing the virus into the country. According to the NCDC,…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 216 diphtheria cases from Kano, Yobe, Lagos, and Osun states. This is even as the death toll has hit 40 in the country. The NCDC also said the suspected cases in the…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Nigeria is at high risk of an Ebola outbreak given the proximity of Uganda, as well as other factors The NCDC noted additional risk factors for the Ebola virus on its…
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A group from the United States government, through its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has visited Nigeria to gain knowledge on developing capacity for disease detection, preparedness, and response in the global health arena.…
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