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afrol News, 12 October - Nearly 1.5 million people have been affected by floods and 377 killed in Western and Central Africa, with Chad, northern Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria facing a serious cholera epidemic, relief officials reported today.

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afrol News, 2 February - A new threat of a measles outbreak in the South African City of Cape Town has been announced following closely on a similar outbreak, which started in Gauteng last year.

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UN health official refutes accusations of inflating risk of H1N1

afrol News, 27 January - The top United Nations flu official has rejected allegations that the World Health Organisation (WHO) exaggerated the severity of the H1N1 influenza pandemic under pressure from business interests.

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afrol News, 3 December - The Algerian authorities have confirmed three more cases of fatal influenza A/H1N1 late Wednesday, bringing the total number of deaths caused by the flu to seven people in the country.

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» 08.09.2009 - Diarrhoea threatens to wreaks havoc in Ethiopia
» 20.08.2009 - Zimbabwe still at risk of Cholera outbreak
» 22.07.2009 - Fish killing fungus could spread to other part of Africa – FAO
» 17.07.2009 - Aid critical in Somalia, UN
» 18.06.2009 - Government dismisses swine flu cases
» 17.06.2009 - Water shortages could frustrate efforts to control cholera – Minister
» 08.06.2009 - Egypt quarantines dorm as new swine flu cases surfaces
» 02.06.2009 - Kenyan peas withdrawn from market
» 29.05.2009 - Bats are vector of Ebola - scientists
» 26.05.2009 - Agencies call for funds to replenish yellow fever vaccine supplies
» 18.05.2009 - Angola’s cholera decreased despite floods – Minister
» 30.04.2009 - SADC issues regional warning for travelers amidst swine flu outbreak
» 30.04.2009 - Climate change increases Zambia cholera numbers
» 30.04.2009 - Cyber criminals exploiting swine flu outbreak, Interpol warns
» 29.04.2009 - West Africa is experiencing its worst meningitis epidemic in years
» 28.04.2009 - Rwanda issues alert for swine flu
» 09.04.2009 - IFRC launches $2.1 million appeal for polio eradication
» 27.03.2009 - EAC adopts plan for bird flu response
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» 19.02.2009 - Angola vaccinates animals as rabies takes toll
» 13.02.2009 - Southern Africa Cholera linked to Zimbabwe
» 06.02.2009 - Cholera claims 52 in Malawi
» 03.02.2009 - Ebola under control - WHO
» 28.01.2009 - Cholera toll reaches 3,028 in Zim
» 26.01.2009 - Thousands could face hunger in Liberia
» 26.01.2009 - Egypt confirms 53rd case of H5N1
» 23.01.2009 - Uganda bans social gatherings as meningitis toll rises
» 19.01.2009 - $5 million boost for cholera fight in Zim
» 06.01.2009 - Angola suspends border operations as DRC grapple Ebola
» 19.12.2008 - Mugabe torment citizens to tighten his grip on power
» 11.12.2008 - "SA has cholera, Mugabe not"
» 04.12.2008 - Mozambique fears spreading cholera epidemic
» 28.11.2008 - Nigeria arrests seller of killer chemical on teething mixture
» 21.11.2008 - Eastern DR Congo "relatively calm"
» 21.11.2008 - Ugandan scientists discover new Ebola variety
» 07.11.2008 - Botswana eases cattle movement ban
» 06.11.2008 - Cholera kills 50 in remote Mozambique
» 30.10.2008 - Cholera spreads to Zim's capital
» 29.10.2008 - Major blow for Botswana beef exports
» 24.10.2008 - EU respond to Guinea-Bissau's cholera epidemic
» 21.10.2008 - Thousands displaced by Kenya flash floods
» 14.10.2008 - Breakthrough to new African mystery disease
» 10.10.2008 - "Africa needs warning systems for wildlife diseases"
» 01.10.2008 - Bissau death toll escalates
» 26.09.2008 - Burkina Faso bans all Chinese dairy products
» 19.09.2008 - Bissau cholera outbreak kills 122
» 17.09.2008 - H5N1 strain confirmed in Togo
» 04.09.2008 - Relief efforts increased in west Africa
» 04.09.2008 - More than 120 die of hepatitis in Uganda
» 22.08.2008 - The truth about Avian Influenza
» 21.08.2008 - Bissau cholera out of control
» 18.08.2008 - UN fund Guinea Bissau to fight cholera epidemic
» 15.08.2008 - Hepatitis kills 106 in Uganda
» 14.08.2008 - Ghana calls for urgent meeting to control avian flu
» 12.08.2008 - Avian flu strain detected in Nigeria
» 15.07.2008 - Madagascar needs more help to combat deadly RVF outbreak
» 23.06.2008 - Lead intoxication causes Senegal deaths
» 20.06.2008 - Fresh polio outbreak in northern Nigeria
» 20.06.2008 - Tanzania vulture deaths may cause epidemic risks
» 25.04.2008 - Burkina: Meningitis kills 800
» 31.03.2008 - Cholera kills 50 Nigerians
» 05.03.2008 - Egypt reports new avian flu
» 14.02.2008 - Niger measles fluctuates
» 12.02.2008 - Meningitis threatens CAR
» 05.02.2008 - Uganda combats demons
» 31.01.2008 - Meningitis rocks West Africa
» 04.01.2008 - Kenya needs relief support
» 27.12.2007 - Cholera strikes Congo
» 13.12.2007 - Uganda probes Ebola origin
» 05.12.2007 - Ebola kills 16 in Uganda
» 27.11.2007 - Salt causes Angola illness
» 20.11.2007 - Unknown illness hits Angola
» 15.11.2007 - Fever kills 96 Sudanese
» 05.09.2007 - Mystery disease ravages DRC
» 23.08.2007 - Angola: Luanda's residents drink suspect water
» 09.08.2007 - UGANDA:‘No more Marburg cases’
» 07.08.2007 - South Africa suspends UK meat over mad cow fears
» 02.08.2007 - DRC: 27 polio cases reported
» 11.05.2007 - Rift valley fever kills over 100 in Tanzania
» 23.04.2007 - New diarrhoea kills 4 Ethiopians
» 21.03.2007 - Over 500 succumb to meningitis in Burkina Faso
» 20.03.2007 - Cholera kills one in Senegal
» 08.03.2007 - Mali govt to "beat malaria this year"
» 28.02.2007 - Ivorian poultry producers lose millions over avian flu
» 01.02.2007 - Nigeria confirms first human bird flu death
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