#Nigeria
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Nigeria Confirms Ebola Case Linked to DR Congo Strain
Key Takeaways
- Nigeria identified the Abuja patient’s infection as the Bundibugyo Ebola strain.
- Officials said 44 contacts were being monitored.
- The case emerges amid a major Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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DT Editorial Team··via medicalxpress.com
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Nutrition Supplements and Measles Vaccination: Inside a Nigerian Cluster-Randomized Trial
Key Takeaways
- A pragmatic, superiority, cluster-randomized trial was conducted in Yobe State, northern Nigeria.
- The study examined small-quantity lipid-based nutritional supplementation and measles vaccination coverage.
- Children aged 6 to 23 months were the focus of the trial.
- Cluster randomization was used because the intervention operates at community or delivery-site level.
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DT Editorial Team··via nature.com
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Favipiravir Trial Points to a New Treatment Option for Lassa Fever
Key Takeaways
- A Nigerian phase 2 trial randomized 41 adults with mild-to-moderate Lassa fever to favipiravir or ribavirin.
- The study met its primary pharmacokinetic, safety and tolerability endpoints for favipiravir.
- Drug-related adverse events were evenly distributed between the two treatment arms.
- Larger trials are still needed to determine whether favipiravir improves clinical outcomes.
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DT Editorial Team··via nature.com
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Backers move to finance 315 solar hybrid minigrids in Nigeria
Key Takeaways
- IFC and Norfund are backing 315 solar hybrid minigrids in Nigeria.
- The program is expected to enable about 494,189 new electricity connections.
- The financing package totals up to $83.2 million across five energy companies.
- The project targets a country where more than 85 million people lack electricity.
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DT Editorial Team··via pv-magazine.com