Fourth Tourist Dies In Laos After Suspected Methanol Poisoning

Australian teenager Bianca Jones has become the fourth tourist to die in a suspected mass poisoning incident in Laos. The 19-year-old’s family confirmed her death to the media on Thursday. Earlier, the US State Department reported the death of an American man in the popular tourist destination of Vang Vieng. Two Danish women, aged 19 … Read more

Two More Cases of Mpox Confirmed in Cross River

The Cross River Epidemiologist, Mrs Inyang Ekpenyong, has confirmed two new cases of Mpox in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area. Ekpenyong made the confirmation in a statement in Calabar on Saturday. Recall that the state had earlier reported a case in Okoshe, Obudu Local Government Area, which was confirmed by the National Reference Laboratory in … Read more

First Case of Monkeypox Confirmed in Cross River

A case of Monkeypox (Mpox) has been confirmed in the Okoshe community of Obudu Local Government Area in Cross River State. Dr. Egbe Ayuk, the Commissioner for Health, announced the confirmation on Sunday in Calabar, stating that the National Reference Laboratory in Abuja had verified the case. Dr. Ayuk explained in a press release that … Read more