Tag: #ViralOutbreak
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NCDC, NMA URGE DOCTORS TO STEP UP LASSA FEVER VIGILANCE
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have called on doctors and healthcare workers nationwide to heighten vigilance as Lassa fever cases continue to rise. In an advisory signed by Dr. Jide Idris, NCDC Director-General, clinicians were reminded that Lassa fever, a deadly viral haemorrhagic disease, peaks during the dry…
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TURKEY IMPOSES QUARANTINE TO FIGHT FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE OUTBREAK
Turkish authorities have enforced quarantine measures across 22 villages in Bolu province following a foot and mouth disease outbreak. The regional livestock market operations have been suspended to contain the highly contagious viral illness affecting cloven-hoofed animals like cattle, sheep, and goats. The disease, causing fever, blisters, and painful sores that hinder the animals’ ability…
