Category: Nigeria
CDC: Severe manifestations of monkeypox
The CDC have issued a warning of severe manifestations of monkeypox seen in some patients.… ...More...
Nigeria: Outbreak of Marburg disease
A Nigerian hospital has notified the hospital community ‘of an outbreak’ of the Marburg virus in Abuja.… ...More...
Lassa Fever: 867 cases, 164 deaths in Nigeria
A total of 867 people have tested positive for Lassa fever in Nigeria in 2022, and there have been 164 deaths, according to the Nigerian CDC.… ...More...
Preprint: Monkeypox has far more mutations than expected
“Researchers found the current Monkeypox strain diverges from the original strain by 50 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and several mutations made the virus more transmissible.”… ...More...
Dr. John Campbell: Wuhan Institute of Virology were working on Monkeypox virus in February 2022
Dr John Campbell wonders why the Wuhan Institute of Virolgy were researching the Monkeypox virus just weeks before the outbreak of Monkeypox in Europe.… ...More...
Nigeria ditches AstraZeneca VaxZevria coronavirus vaccine in favour of Johnson & Johnson
The Nigerian government has quietly ditched the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine meant to vaccinate tens of millions of citizens, and will gradually shift to the Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine, saying it is easier to administer.… ...More...
Nigerian coronavirus variant B1525 isolated in Brescia, Italy. Mutations include E484K, Q677H, F888L and a similar suite of deletions to B.1.1.7.
The Nigerian variant of Covid has been isolated in Brescia.… ...More...
New coronavirus variant B.1.525 with E484K, Q677H, F888L and a similar deletions to B117
International lineage with variants of biological significance E484K, Q677H, F888L and a similar suite of deletions to B.1.1.7.… ...More...
New Nigerian coronavirus variant P681H “has the 501 mutation”
A new variant of the coronavirus, P681H, has been identified, this time in Nigeria, with a separate lineage from the variants found in the UK and in South Africa, John Nkengasong, head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said on Thursday.… ...More...