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WHO Regional Office for Africa
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New test finds no evidence of Ebola virus in Cote d’Ivoire case

The suspected case was a young woman who travelled from Guinea to Cote d’Ivoire

The government of Cote d’Ivoire has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) that a second laboratory has tested samples from a patient suspected of having Ebola and has found no evidence of the virus. The tests by the Institut Pasteur in Lyon, France follow tests conducted by the Institut Pasteur…

WHO Regional Office for Africa
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West Africa COVID-19 deaths surge amid Ebola and other outbreaks

West Africa health systems are even more fragile than those in other sub-regions

West Africa has recorded its highest number of COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began as several countries grapple with outbreaks of cholera, Ebola Virus Disease and Marburg Virus Disease that threaten to further strain the already stretched emergency response capacity in the region. COVID-19 fatalities in West Africa over the…

WHO Regional Office for Africa
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Cote d'Ivoire declares first Ebola outbreak in more than 25 years

While countries are focused on the COVID-19 response, they should strengthen their preparedness for potential Ebola cases

The Ministry of Health of Cote d’Ivoire today confirmed the country’s first case of Ebola since 1994. This came after the Institut Pasteur in Cote d’Ivoire confirmed the Ebola Virus Disease in samples collected from a patient, who was hospitalized in the commercial capital of Abidjan, after arriving from Guinea.…

WHO Regional Office for Africa
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Côte d'Ivoire eliminates sleeping sickness as a public health problem

Sleeping sickness is a potentially fatal disease spread by the bite of an infected tsetse fly, a species native to the African continent

Côte d'Ivoire has successfully eliminated human African trypanosomiasis, also known as “sleeping sickness” as a public health problem, becoming the second African country after Togo to be validated by the World Health Organization (WHO). “I dedicate this milestone to decades of hard work and the individual contribution of every single…

WHO Regional Office for Africa
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Coronavirus - Africa: First COVID-19 COVAX vaccine doses administered in Africa

The first COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa using COVAX doses began in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire

Today, the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana began COVID-19 vaccination campaigns aimed at protecting healthcare workers; This week’s first vaccinations happen as a further 11 million COVAX doses are expected to be delivered over the next seven days; Publication of the allocation of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine to 142 of…