The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued a health advisory amid the fresh outbreak of Ebola disease in Uganda. Henzodaily recalls that last week, the Ugandan Ministry of Health announced the resurgence of the deadly disease with one death and has now followed up with forty-four contacts. In response to the development, the … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed the country on high alert following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Uganda. Dr Jide Idris, the Director‐General, said this on Sunday in an interview in Abuja. EVD is a rare but severe illness caused by viruses of the genus Ebolavirus. … Read more
The Red Cross has warned of an unimaginable consequences if a biomedical laboratory in the embattled city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not protected. The organisation gave the warning on Tuesday in Geneva that, among other things, samples of the highly dangerous Ebola virus were stored there. Patrick Youssef, … Read more