Foreign Office – Concerns in Nigeria about Lassa virus outbreak

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Florida as a conservative testing ground

Right-wing America is making significant victories in Florida in what they call the “culture war.” For example, under the leadership of the governor, Republican Ron DeSantis, legislation was passed prohibiting teachers from talking about homosexuality with young students. The politician also openly sought a confrontation with the mighty Walt Disney, because, according to him, the company focuses too much on progressive America. America expert Eelco Bosch van Rosenthal is a guest on the conservative man who is Ron DeSantis and the political developments in Florida.

Report: Outbreak of Lassa Fever in Nigeria

The corona pandemic is not over yet, and there are already concerns worldwide about the contagiousness of monkey pox. But in Nigeria there is now a very different, and also deadly, disease: Lassa fever. Most patients and doctors first think of malaria symptoms. When they find out that it is not malaria, but the lassa virus, it is often too late for the sick person. Our correspondent Femke van Zeijl went to southwestern Nigeria, to the region plagued by the outbreak of this lassa fever.

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