AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEbola Outbreak: Nigeria’s first Bundibugyo Ebola case—a woman who travelled from Uganda—was diagnosed 13 days after symptoms began. Authorities are tracing 44 contacts as the outbreak spreads across four African countries; cases in the DRC have neared 9,600, and cross-border surveillance is being strengthened. Measles Vaccination: Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for half of the 23.7 million infants worldwide who missed their first measles vaccine dose in 2023, as vaccination rates continue to fall. Emerging Infection: France has reported the first documented human Shamonda virus infection, in a severely immunocompromised patient who died. The virus was first identified in Nigeria, but French authorities say there is no identified risk to the wider public.
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