Epidemics – The Watchers

Unknown flu-like disease claims 143 lives in DR Congo

Rishika Yadav — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:04:25 +0000

An unidentified illness, reported on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, exhibiting flu-like symptoms has resulted in 143 fatalities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between Sunday, November 10, and November 25, 2024. Health officials are conducting investigations to identify the cause of the outbreak. Women and children are reportedly the most affected.

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Anthrax outbreak in Wyoming claims the lives of 50 – 60 heads of cattle and a moose, U.S.

Rishav Kothari — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:44:08 +0000

A localized anthrax outbreak near Elk Mountain, Wyoming, has claimed the lives of 50 - 60 heads of cattle and a moose, according to state veterinary officials. The Wyoming Livestock Board and the Game and Fish Department are coordinating efforts to contain the bacterial disease.

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Peru grapples with worst dengue outbreak on record

TW — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:10:28 +0000

Peru, reeling from the devastating effects of recent nationwide floods, is now wrestling with its worst dengue outbreak on record. So far, the health crisis has resulted in nearly 200 deaths and at least 130 000 reported cases, a dramatic surge from the 63 100 cases recorded in the entire 2022.

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Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda

Teo Blašković — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 08:17:32 +0000

Health authorities in Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola on September 20, 2022, after a case of the Sudan virus disease (SUDV) was confirmed in the Mubende district in the central part of the country. This is the first Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Sudan virus in Uganda since 2012. A National Task Force is meeting every day.

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France culls record 16 million birds in one of the most severe bird flu outbreaks in years

Teo Blašković — Tue, 03 May 2022 09:11:26 +0000

France has culled a record 16 million chickens, ducks and other poultry since November 2021 in one of the most severe bird flu outbreaks in years. In 2021, the country saw nearly 500 outbreaks and culled 3.5 million animals, mostly ducks.

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DR Congo declares new Ebola outbreak in Equateur Province

Teo Blašković — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 14:11:49 +0000

The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola on April 23, 2022, after a case was confirmed in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province. This is the third outbreak in the province since 2018.

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Nearly 1 million pigs culled amid ‘worst ever’ swine fever outbreak in Nigeria

Julie Celestial — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 07:42:00 +0000

Farmers are estimating that up to one million pigs had been culled as Nigeria deals with an outbreak of African swine fever, which they describe as the worst and largest ever. The African Swine Flu (ASF) began around Lagos and parts of neighboring Ogun earlier this...

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WHO declares COVID-19 a global pandemic – expects to see the number of cases, deaths and affected countries climb even higher

Julie Celestial — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:53:00 +0000

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The number of cases has risen dramatically over the past weeks. There are now 124 910 cases and 4 585 deaths worldwide, with Italy and...

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Dengue fever outbreak hits Indonesia, 16 099 cases and 100 fatalities reported

Julie Celestial — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 18:30:00 +0000

Dengue fever outbreak is sweeping across Indonesia. Authorities have reported 16 099 cases nationwide since January and at least 100 fatalities. "[There are] cases of 16 099 with 100 deaths for the national level. Efforts are being made to encourage an increase...

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Entire Italy under lockdown as the government extends drastic measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak

Julie Celestial — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:41:00 +0000

The entire population of over 60 million in Italy is now under lockdown as the government extends drastic measures across the nation to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced at a press conference late Monday, March 9, 2020. The...

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