An E. coli outbreak linked to frozen blueberries has grown to 17 confirmed cases, with six people hospitalised so far. Five additional infections were recorded in the latest federal update from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Two of the six hospitalisations were included in the…
It has never been easier to buy a fake, or harder to tell the difference. This is the plight of the Nigerian consumer that has sparked an uproar on social media. A common theme in the discourse is a trip to the past reminiscent of Dr Dora Akunyili. Dr Dora Akunyili served as the Director-General…
Nasarawa State has confirmed an ongoing diphtheria outbreak, with 15 cases recorded across three local government areas. The Director of Public Health at the Nasarawa State Ministry of Health, Dr Attah Peter, disclosed this during an interview in Lafia on Tuesday. According to Attah, most of the confirmed cases were recorded in Keffi Local Government…
The death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria has risen to 252. This comes after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported 14 new confirmed cases during epidemiological week 33. The new infections were recorded between August 10 and August 16 in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo and Benue states, according to the NCDC’s…
At least 23 people have died and 143 others are suspected to have contracted diphtheria across communities in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, as outbreaks simultaneously spread in Katsina and Kano states, health officials confirmed this week. Plateau State Commissioner for Health Dr Nicholas Baamlong disclosed the figures on Tuesday in Jos….
A North Carolina teenager has died after being infected by Naegleria fowleri, a rare and almost always fatal brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater, state health officials confirmed on Tuesday. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced the death on Tuesday. Further extending condolences to the teenager’s family, friends, and community. The…
Popular Nigerian cleric and founder of Rock Word Church and Dominion International, Pastor Adamson Aromaegbe, has died. Aromaegbe, a Port Harcourt-based gospel preacher, reportedly died on Friday. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear. The church confirmed his death in a statement issued on Sunday by Rev. Nnamdy Echezona. Church Confirms Aromaegbe’s Death The church…
Nigeria has achieved a major milestone in its fight against polio after the World Health Organisation (WHO) accepted the country’s documentation for wild polio-free status. The announcement came through the WHO Regional Office for Africa, known as WHO AFRO, in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. WHO Accepts Nigeria’s Documentation WHO said the Africa Regional Certification…
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling for a reduction in the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11. Also recommending that the combined mumps, measles, and rubella shot be split into three separate injections given across multiple doctor visits. Standing in the Oval Office, Trump invoked the long-debunked claim that…
Chad’s health ministry confirmed on Thursday that thirteen people have died and nearly 240 others have been infected since a cholera outbreak was officially declared in the country in July. Eleven of the thirteen deaths occurred in the capital, N’Djamena, during August alone. The outbreak is also affecting the northern province of Hadjer Lamis. The…
