Why doctors are struggling to certify heat deaths even in this brutal summer
Despite new government guidelines, medical staff are reluctant to pin heat as cause of death due to lack of awareness and limited access to forensic facilities.
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said no fewer than 2,122 suspected cases, 411 confirmed cases, and 72 deaths have been recorded from Lassa fever in Nigeria this year as of February 11, 2024.
The confirmed cases were recorded from 21 states and 78 local government areas in the country.
The NCDC disclosed this in its Lassa fever situation report for Week Six, which was posted on its website on Thursday. #LassaFeverkilled72Insixweeks #NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said no fewer than 2,122 suspected cases, 411 confirmed cases, and 72 deaths have been recorded from Lassa fever in Nigeria this year as of February 11, 2024. The confirmed cases were recorded from 21 states and 78 local government areas in the country. The NCDC disclosed this in its Lassa fever situation report for Week Six, which was posted on its website on Thursday. Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. The natural reservoir for the virus is the Mastomys natalensis rodent (commonly known as...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said no fewer than 2,122 suspected cases, 411 confirmed cases, and 72 deaths have been recorded from Lassa fever in Nigeria this year as of February 11, 2024.
The confirmed cases were recorded from 21 states and 78 local government areas in the country.
The NCDC disclosed this in its Lassa fever situation report for Week Six, which was posted on its website on Thursday. #LassaFeverkilled72Insixweeks #NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said no fewer than 2,122 suspected cases, 411 confirmed cases, and 72 deaths have been recorded from Lassa fever in Nigeria this year as of February 11, 2024. The confirmed cases were recorded from 21 states and 78 local government areas in the country. The NCDC disclosed this in its Lassa fever situation report for Week Six, which was posted on its website on Thursday. Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. The natural reservoir for the virus is the Mastomys natalensis rodent (commonly known as...
RT by @ECDC_EU: .@ECDC_EU, @Europol, the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control (#NCDC) & Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs organised a 3-day #biorisk awareness and mitigation training ☣️
Read more about the training here👉 https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/ecdc-europol-ncdc-and-georgias-ministry-internal-affairs-organises-training-biorisk
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/ECDCPHT/status/1731692585813426357#m
[2023-12-04 15:11 UTC]
Nipah virus: General alert to continue in six districts in Kerala
Health Minister Veena George says no fresh cases since September 15, another 61 samples test positive for the virus.
#kerala #kozhikode #NipahVirus #health #NIV #NCDC #ZoonoticViruses #india