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IPM team members dissect a rat suspected of being infected with plague. Photo: Institut Pasteur Madagascar

Plague outbreak in remote Madagascar puzzles investigators

Plague, though terrifying, is nothing new in Madagascar, where around…
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Yellow fever vaccination campaign in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

As of 2 June 2016, a total of 1 947 567 people have been vaccinated…
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Special Ministerial Meeting on Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa Accra, Ghana, 2 - 3 July 2014

In an effort to interrupt further spread of the Ebola virus in the…
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Mali Fighting the Ebola virus disease outbreak

Mali: Fighting the Ebola virus disease outbreak

Mali: Fighting the Ebola virus disease outbreak
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Ebola virus disease

Ebola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) is a…
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Communities at the heart of the fight against yellow fever in Angola

Huambo is Angola’s second biggest city and the province with the…
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WHO works in the SEOCC with UN agencies and other partners. In this photo are representatives from WFP, CDC, WHO, OCHA and ECHO

Sub-Regional Ebola Operations and Coordination Centre (SEOCC)

The mission of the Sub-Regional Ebola Operations and Coordination…
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AFRO SHOC Room photo gallery

Above: 01 Gateway to the AFRO SHOC 02 The Main Operations Room 03…
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