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  1. NCDC Confirms Two Suspected Ebola, Marburg Cases in Abuja Test Negative

    Nigeria NCDC Confirms Two Suspected Ebola, Marburg Cases in Abuja Test Negative

    The Digest: The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that two suspected cases of viral hemorrhagic fever in Abuja tested negative for Ebola and Marburg viruses. The agency commended the prompt reporting by a recent traveler and the vigilance of healthcare workers, which...
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  2. NCDC Issues Ebola Advisory Following DRC Outbreak

    Nigeria NCDC Issues Ebola Advisory Following DRC Outbreak

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has released a public health advisory in response to a declared Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While no cases have been detected in Nigeria, the NCDC is actively monitoring the situation...
  3. When Hope Becomes Harm: How Viral Health Myths Are Killing Nigerians

    Healthcare & Medicine When Hope Becomes Harm: How Viral Health Myths Are Killing Nigerians

    Where Myths Travel Faster Than Medicine Twitter has become Nigeria's unofficial pharmacy, dispensing remedies that range from questionable to deadly. While doctors struggle with underfunded hospitals and public mistrust, influencers with blue ticks are prescribing everything from bitter kola...
  4. Nollywood Star Somkele Idhalama Takes on Major Role in Star Trek: Discovery

    Nigeria Nollywood Star Somkele Idhalama Takes on Major Role in Star Trek: Discovery

    Nollywood actress Somkele Idhalama joins the cast of Star Trek: Discovery as "The Progenitor." After initially turning down a role due to COVID-19, she returned as a pivotal character in the series finale. Known for her roles in Gidi Up and 93 Days, Idhalama continues to make waves. Nollywood...
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    World Second Ebola death in DR Congo ahead of hoped-for deadline – The Guardian Nigeria News

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    Metro Stella Adadevoh: FG names road after brave Ebola doctor – Legit.ng

    Six years after she died of the Ebola disease, brave doctor, Ameyo Adadevoh, has finally been honoured by the federal government. The federal government in immortalising her, named a major road in her honour.... Read more via Legit.ng – https://ift.tt/2wpB270 Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Metro FG Must Apply Same Energy Used To Squash Ebola On Lassa Fever: Atiku – Naijaloaded

    Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has urged the federal government to tackle the ongoing Lassa fever menace with the same zeal Ebola was tackled in the country. Atiku, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last Presidential … Read more via Naijaloaded –...
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    Metro DR Congo Health Minister resigns over Ebola – Linda Ikeji’s Blog

    DR Congo’s Health Minister, Oly Ilunga Kalenga has resigned after the responsibility for managing the country’s Ebola outbreak was taken away from him by President Felix Tshisekedi. Kalenga’s resignation letter was shared on Twitter in protest to the decision to remove the Ebola response...
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    Metro Don’t panic, we’re Ebola-free, FG assures Nigerians – The Guardian Nigeria News

    The Federal Government yesterday urged Nigerians to dismiss rumours suggesting a case of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) had been discovered in the country. The scare came as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) battles to contain an..... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...
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    Metro WHO confirms over 600 Ebola cases in Congo – Premium Times Nigeria

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday said there are now more than 600 confirmed or probable cases of Ebola in Congo. The majority of new cases occurred in cities and urban areas in Eastern North Kivu province, where an Ebola outbreak was declared in August..... Read more via Premium...
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    Metro Nigeria Ebola rumours: officials say there’s no need to panic. Tests on a sick passenger came back negative – AFP Factcheck

    Rumours that Nigeria has been hit by another Ebola outbreak have been circulating on Whatsapp and other social media over the past few days, with some online posts claiming there had been a confirmed case of the deadly virus in Lagos. But while a sick female … Read more via “nigeria” –...
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    Metro Why Bobrisk’s effect may be worse than Ebola – Nigerian govt – Daily Post Nigeria

    Olusegun Runsewe, Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), on Saturday said that Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, poses serious hazard to Nigerian youths. Runsewe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that if Bobrisky’s...
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    Metro Ebola hero: Buhari pays tribute to Stella Adadevoh – Legit Nigeria News

    President Buhari, in a tweet on Saturday, October 27, paid tribute to late Dr Stella Adadevoh who died in August 2014, after coming in contact with a Liberian diplomat, Patrick Sawyer, who was diagnosed of Ebola...... Read more via Legit Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/2z9AdwX Get More...
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    Metro How West Africa Lost $7bn During 2014 Ebola Epidemic – Stanley Okolo, WAHO DG – Nairaland

    Four years after Nigeria survived an outbreak of Ebola, Director General of the West African Health Organisation, WAHO, Prof. Stanley Okolo, has said the sub-region lost $7 billion in terms of loss aid, income and productivity during the 2014 Ebola epidemic. Okolo, in his presentation during...
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    World 103 Ebola cases reported in DRC – UN – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said no fewer than 103 cases of Ebola have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). OCHA said the figures includes 76 confirmed and 27 probable, including 61 deaths, as at Tuesday this … Read more via Premium...
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    Metro Human antibody may help in discovery of Ebola virus therapy – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    As the death toll of Ebola Virus (EBOV) increased to 55 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, researchers have intensified efforts to discover treatment against the virus and its related highly pathogenic filoviruses.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...
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    World Ebola cases in DR Congo ‘will rise in coming days’ – WHO – PM NEWS Nigeria

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm that cases from the resurgent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are expected to rise in the coming days. WHO’s Deputy Director General of Emergency Preparedness and … Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria –...
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    World Ebola: “Unsafe burial” of woman triggered outbreak in DRC – WHO – PM NEWS Nigeria

    The death and unsafe burial of a 65-year-old woman in Mangina in the Democratic Republic of Congo was the critical event that set alarm bells ringing in the latest Ebola outbreak in late July, the World Health Organisation said on … Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2MerVZW Get...
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    Metro Lagos prepares for impending Ebola virus outbreak – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Recent reports on the resurge of Ebola Virus Disease making rounds in the news raised fear among countries, as they move to strengthen their readiness and … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/2BfJbwN Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Metro Ebola fear empties DR Congo village schools – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    In the village of Mangina, where dozens have died of Ebola at the epicentre of Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest outbreak, children are to be seen everywhere — except in school, because their parents fear they will be infected in class. “The children are not here today. It’s the parents who...
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