Yellow fever death toll passes 400 in Africa
More than 400 people have died from yellow fever in Africa, the World Health Organization…
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Meningitis may be on its way out of Africa
A vaccine programme started after an epidemic in the 1990s is on the verge of wiping…
Research boost creates more opportunities for African scientists
African research teams in Ivory Coast, Kenya, Senegal and Uganda have been awarded significant support…
Nigeria as hub of Africa’s Centre for Disease Control
The adoption of Nigeria as the hub of Africa’s Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) is…
Study says a cocktail of UV and Vitamin B zaps malaria in donor blood
Blood donated by unknowing malaria carriers can be made safer with UV radiation and Vitamin…
West Africa heightens guard amid fresh Ebola outbreak
West African countries have beefed up emergency measures at borders as new cases of the…
Ugandan forest holds clues to Zika’s spread
From a hill above the shores of Lake Victoria, forest caretaker Gerald Mukisa looked down…
Ebola survivors suffer long-term health effects
Preliminary studies of Ebola survivors in West Africa are showing that those who survived the…