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World Health Org, US health authorities tracking new COVID-19 variant

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The World Health Organisation and US health authorities said Friday they are closely monitoring a new variant of Covid-19, although the potential impact of BA.2.86 is currently unknown. The WHO classified the new variant as one under surveillance “due to the large number (more than 30) of spike gene mutations it carries”, it wrote in […]

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12.7 million Nigerians living with hepatitis B ―World Health Org.

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About 12.7 million Nigerians live with Hepatitis B, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that is caused by a variety of infectious viruses and non-infectious agents, leading to a range of health problems, some of which can be fatal. There are five main strains of the hepatitis […]

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