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Equatorial Guinea: Covid, Bird Flu, Mpox - a Virologist On Why We're Seeing So Many Viruses Emerge
The Conversation Africa, 14 March 2023
From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022, to the evolving bird flu situation, to recent cases of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, COVID isn't… Read more »
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Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Nigeria Records Five Deaths, 40 New Infections
Premium Times, 14 March 2023
According to the NCDC, 22 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 89 Local Government Areas. Read more »
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Equatorial Guinea: Marburg Virus Outbreaks Are Increasing in Frequency and Geographic Spread - Three Virologists Explain
The Conversation Africa, 13 March 2023
The World Health Organization confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease in the central African country of Equatorial Guinea on Feb. 13, 2023. To date, there have… Read more »
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Africa: We Tested the Wastewater From Planes to Detect Covid Among Travellers - Here's What We Found
The Conversation Africa, 24 January 2023
Small traces of many pathogens, such as viruses we may be infected with, are excreted when we go to the toilet. Ultimately, these agents find their way to municipal wastewater… Read more »
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Africa: Where Is the Next Covid Variant, Pi? a Virologist Explains Why Omicron Is Continuing to Dominate
The Conversation Africa, 6 January 2023
The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has now been around for more than a year. Before omicron became dominant, there had been a quick succession of… Read more »