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Port Sudan faces Cholera Outbreak Amidst War


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Port Sudan, which lies on Sudan's Red Sea coast, is facing a cholera outbreak exacerbated by a lack of medical supplies as the country remains in the grips of war. A university dorm that was hosting students has been converted into a…

Zimbabwe declares State of emergency over cholera outbreak


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Zimbabwe has declared 17th November a state of emergency in the capital, Harare, over a deadly cholera outbreak. The capital of some 1.5 million people has been badly hit by an outbreak of the disease that has affected all provinces of…

South African president admits failure in prevention of cholera outbreak


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South African president Cyril Ramaphosa sought to reassure residents of a community near the capital, Pretoria, after an outbreak of cholera killed 29 people. During a visit to the local water treatment plant, Ramaphosa admitted the…

Equatorial Guinea: WHO declares end to Marburg virus outbreak


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The UN's health agency, World Health Organization (WHO)  has declared an end to a nearly four-month outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, saying the disease, a cousin of Ebola, had caused 35 confirmed or suspected deaths. "The…

South Africa establishes field hospital to curb Cholera outbreak


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In an effort to stop and control the spread of cholera in the Hammanskraal township, near South Africa's capital of Pretoria, Gauteng Health has established a field hospital in Kanana to handle the rising incidence of infections.  The…

Mozambique: WHO warns against misinformation of cholera outbreak spread


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The World Health Organization has warned against misinformation of the spread of cholera outbreak. This is coming as a result of the false claims about the spread of a cholera outbreak in northern Mozambique that have led to violent…

South African town blames government for deadly Cholera outbreak


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A family from Hammanskraal, North of Pretoria is mourning the death of a relative who fell victim to a deadly cholera outbreak which has killed 15 people in recent days. They are seething with anger, blaming the government in Africa's…

South Africa: Cholera outbreak claims more lives


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The provincial health department in the South African province of Gauteng announced 19 new cases of Cholera in Hammanskraal, including 10 deaths. South Africa reported its first cholera death in February, after the virus arrived in the…

Mozambique faces worst cholera outbreak


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The after effects of Cyclone Freddy continue to affect Mozambicans. The cyclone’s displaced some 184,000 people as the country faces its worst cholera outbreak in more than a decade. Now, over one million people face the possibility…

Marburg Virus: Africa CDC deploys support team to Tanzania


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In response to the outbreak of the Marburg Virus in the Republic of Tanzania, the African Union through the Africa CDC on wednesday said it is deploying a support team of experts to Tanzania to assist the response efforts in the country.…