The World Health Organization has said that monkeypox is not yet a global public health emergency. The announcement is coming after report of at least 4,100 people contracting the disease related to smallpox in 46 countries as of June 24.Speaking on Saturday June 25, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was deeply concerned about […]
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The outbreak of swarm birds and locusts in three Northern states has been confirmed by the Federal Government. The swarm birds and locusts are said to be destroying farm produce in three northern states. Chief veterinary officer of the federation, Dr. Maimuna Habibu told newsmen that the reported cases of locust invasion were particularly recorded […]
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Bleaching creams can cause cancer, kidney disease, cataracts –Dermatologist Some victims of bleaching creams A Consultant Dermatologist and Venereologist at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State, Dr. Sebastine Oiwoh, has warned against the use of bleaching creams, saying they could lead to diabetes, cataracts, viral infections, chronic kidney disease and cancer. The dermatologist […]
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The Kwara State Government on Thursday confirmed its first case of monkeypox in the North-Central state. Dr Raji Razaq, the Commissioner for Health, disclosed this in Ilorin via a statement, saying the recorded case followed rigorous efforts of the surveillance and response team that it activated since the index case was reported in the country […]
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Highly-contagious polio is spreading in the UK for the first time in years, leading UK health officials to declare a national incident. Traces of the polio virus have been found in sewage in London.The infectious disease – which can cause paralysis and death – was found during a routine check after samples were collected from […]
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North Korea has reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal disease in the country following the outbreak of covid-19 . At least 800 families suffering from what North Korea has only called an “acute enteric epidemic” have received aid so far in South Hwanghae Province, about 75 miles south of the capital Pyongyang.State media reported […]
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A Guelph, Ont., man in his 20s is the first local case of monkeypox. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health announced the case on Friday. Dr. Matthew Tenenbaum, associate medical officer of health, said in a release that there is no increased risk of monkeypox to the general public stemming from this case.”The virus is primarily transmitted through […]
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46 new cases of monkeypox have been announced in the UK today, bringing the total to 574, with Brits being urged to look out for any new rashes or blisters. There are currently 550 confirmed cases in England, 16 in Scotland, 2 in Northern Ireland and 6 in Wales.In recent weeks around 1,600 cases have […]
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The World Health Organization has announced that it is working with experts to come up with a new name for monkeypox. The announcement comes after more than 30 scientists wrote last week about the “urgent need for a non-discriminatory and non-stigmatising” name for the virus and the disease it causes.The scientists said that the continued […]
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Ghana has recorded five cases of monkeypox in the Eastern, Western and Greater Accra regions. Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye made the announcement at a press briefing on Wednesday, June 8. He revealed that “one of the cases was recorded in a Ghanaian who travelled from the United States of […]
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