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Outbreaks

Articles related to disease outbreaks.

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Preventing epidemics is a particular challenge for Africa amidst climate change Image: Credit: Mufid Majnun on Unsplash

Building resilient healthcare systems in Africa with a focus on outbreaks and epidemics

14 Jul 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks

The Ministry of Health and Child Care has embarked on a massive education campaign to bring awareness on the cholera outbreak using various media. Credit: Derick Matsengarwodzi

After three outbreaks, Zimbabwe is on high alert to curtail cholera

25 May 2023

5 min read

Cholera Outbreaks

A little boy in one of the hospitals in Tashkent. Credit: Umida Maniyazova

Measles is surging, and Uzbekistan is bolstering its defences

24 May 2023

7 min read

Measles Outbreaks

African scientists need a central repository where the genomic data they capture can be uploaded and shared. Credit: iStock/Getty Images Plus

African scientists are working to pool data that decodes diseases – a giant step

15 May 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks Pandemic preparedness

Mpox is no longer officially a public health emergency; here’s why we shouldn’t let down our guard

12 May 2023

5 min read

Mpox Outbreaks

Nurse Kekeletso Motiki addresses a measles campaign drive at Ha Jimisi on 20 April 2023. Credit: Pascalinah Kabi

Lesotho measles outbreak prompts mass vaccine campaign and awareness drive

9 May 2023

5 min read

Measles Outbreaks Vaccine campaigns

A child in Kausa. Credit: Gavi/2023/ Prakhar Deep Jain

An anatomy of an outbreak: Measles hits urban India

28 Apr 2023

17 min read

Measles Outbreaks

Bats that are kept for food consumption could be one explanation for the outbreaks. Credit: Miriam Fisher on Pexels

How health teams are working to contain outbreaks of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania

19 Apr 2023

8 min read

Marburg Outbreaks

There are 25 water ATM machines in Kibera today. Each water ATM targets at least 100 households per day providing clean, safe and cheap water for all households use. Credit: Joyce Chimbi

Averting a cholera disaster in Nairobi’s informal settlements

13 Apr 2023

5 min read

Cholera Outbreaks

A doctor on a Lassa fever ward. Credit: WHO

The view from the frontline: how Nigeria is handling resurgent Lassa fever

12 Apr 2023

6 min read

Lassa fever Outbreaks

Oral Cholera VaccinesOCV campaign. Credit: Somali region health bureau

Oral cholera vaccines arrive to help quell outbreak in Ethiopia

5 Apr 2023

5 min read

Cholera Outbreaks

Tanzania confirmed the outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease early March and the country has been on high alert. Credit: World Health Organization

Tanzania on high alert after Marburg outbreak

4 Apr 2023

5 min read

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