By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
A child has died of measles in New York State, where no deaths linked to the disease had been recorded for thirty years. The resurgence of the disease comes amid growing distrust of vaccination and after a regional state of emergency was declared in October, Le Monde reports.
A South Korean sergeant in his twenties has died after being found unconscious with a serious head injury at a frontline base in Cheorwon. The military and police are investigating the circumstances of his death on 2 November, and have not established its cause, Bénin Web TV reports.
🇰🇷 South Korea · Source: Bénin Web TV ·
Senegal has 456 confirmed diphtheria cases in 60 health districts and 13 regions, as well as 14 deaths. The Ministry of Health said in its report published on 2 November that no new deaths had been recorded since the previous update.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Dakaractu ·
A 37-year-old motorcyclist has died after hitting a metal barrier in Chemin-Grenier, Mauritius. Police were informed of the accident and have yet to establish the exact circumstances, Defimedia.info reports.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
A one-year-old girl died on 1 November in Roche-Bois, Mauritius, after an autopsy found a laceration to her intestine. Her mother’s partner has been arrested and police are investigating the circumstances of the death, without ruling out foul play, Defi Media reports.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
North Korea tests strategic cruise missilesNorth Korea has conducted a test of strategic cruise missiles, the official KCNA news agency reported. It said the test improved the missiles' terminal-strike capability, amid persistent tensions with South Korea, according to Vanguard.
Kenya traces all 135 Ebola contactsKenya has found the 135 people who came into contact with its first Ebola patient, Health Secretary Aden Duale announced. Of them, 45 healthcare workers are in quarantine, and one person who travelled to Mogadishu has been located, according to his appearance before a National Assembly committee.The week in Africa
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