Infectious Disease

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World

WHO Says Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Unlikely to Mirror Covid Crisis

The World Health Organization has moved to calm global concerns following reports of a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship....

Metro

Oyo State Confirms Five Lassa Fever Cases, Activates Emergency Response Measures

The Oyo State Government has confirmed five cases of Lassa fever, including one death, while assuring residents that emergency response systems have been...

Metro

NCDC Raises Alarm as Lassa Fever Claims Two Health Workers, Infects 15 Others

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has sounded an alarm over a rising number of Lassa fever cases among healthcare workers, reporting...

World

Bangladeshi Woman s From Nipah Virus in First Reported Case of the Year

Health authorities in Bangladesh have confirmed the death of a woman infected with Nipah virus, marking the first reported fatal case of the...