Anthrax

Zambia, already facing its worst anthrax epidemic in more than a decade, has recorded new deaths caused by cholera, health authorities in the southern African country reported. Four people died of cholera in the capital Lusaka in 24…

The Oyo State Government has commenced anti-rabies vaccination campaign to curb the menace of rabies in the state. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye, who made this known on Friday,…

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has inaugurated a modern abattoir in the Koya community of Karu Local Government Area of the state, following the outbreak of anthrax disease in the country. This was done to promote hygiene in the…

The Dangote Cement Plc., has begun an awareness campaign on the dangers of Anthrax and other infectious diseases in its host communities. The programme embarked on by Dangote in Obajana, Kogi state, on Thursday was part of support to the…

Deaths from the outbreak of diphtheria disease in Kaduna have reportedly risen to 13 according to the latest official figures. A breakdown shows 10 people reportedly died from the disease in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna…

Emergent BioSolutions said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its anthrax vaccine for use in adults aged 18 through 65. The vaccine, Cyfendus, has been approved for use following suspected or confirmed exposure…

Prof. Babatunde Salako, Director-General, the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has urged the government to support vaccination for animals and their handlers to curb the spread of anthrax. Salako, in an interview with the News…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has warned Nigerians against consuming meat of sick animals as they may contain anthrax. This came on a day the House of Representatives urged the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural…

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has alerted the General Public on the outbreak of Anthrax in some Neighbouring Countries within the West African Region specifically, Northern Ghana Bordering Burkina Faso and Togo.…