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A fresh meningitis outbreak has killed 33 children in Sokoto State. Health authorities have also recorded 256 suspected cases across several local government areas. The outbreak resurfaced about one month ago. Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Dr Faruk Abubakar, confirmed the figures during an advocacy meeting with district heads. The State Primary Healthcare Development Agency

A multi-country outbreak of Salmonella has sickened 50 people with suspicions again falling on sprout seeds from Italy. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the outbreak is affecting at least six European countries and the United Kingdom. Ireland, Finland and the UK have reported 50 patients infected with genetically closely

A Salmonella outbreak in the UK that has sickened more than 120 people could be linked to imported eggs, according to initial investigations. The link to eggs was made through patient interviews and food supply chain investigations. In August, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) noticed an increase in cases of Salmonella Enteritidis caused by

By Wole Mosadomi, Minna MINNA — Ten children have died following an outbreak of diphtheria disease in Agaie and Bida Local Government Areas of Niger State. Our correspondent gathered that the affected children were taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Bida, where they later passed away. Additional fatalities have also been reported in some

Infrared thermometers ready to be distributed by the United Nations organization UNICEF after an outbreak of Ebola in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 21, 2018. Junior D. Kannah/AFP/Getty Images/File AP  —  A new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is suspected of causing 15 deaths among 28 people with symptoms, the

The World Health Organization no longer considers the mpox outbreak in Africa to be an international health emergency, the U.N. agency's director said Friday. The new form of mpox emerged in early 2024 in Congo and neighboring African countries, spread through close contact including sex. WHO declared it a global health emergency in August of

Federal officials continue to investigate an outbreak of infections from the parasite Cyclospora. The patient count has increased to 61, up from 58 a week ago. The Food and Drug Administration has not reported the patients’ ages or where they live. The agency has begun sample testing but has not...

America's new top health official said the measles vaccine 'causes deaths every year' and 'all the illnesses measles itself causes' Published Mar 14, 2025 Last updated Mar 15, 2025 7 minute read U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been giving opinions on measles vaccination that have health experts rattled. Photo