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The many ‘blind spots’ that could be hiding the full spread of Congo’s Ebola outbreak: WHO
The disease went undetected for weeks, and first responders say they are playing catch-up.…
US doctor isolated in Czech hospital for Ebola monitoring released, heading home
PRAGUE, June 10 - A U.S. doctor who was transferred to a Czech hospital from Uganda last month as a precaution after having contact with a patient with Ebola has been released and …
Ebola spread in central Africa could match 2014 record outbreak, US health officials say
Modelling from US CDC shows Ebola spread could be on ‘dangerous trajectory’, but experts warn outbreaks can be very hard to predict Central Africa’s Ebola outbreak could spread to …
Most US deportees to DRC returned to home countries, Kinshasa says
Of the 15 South American migrants deported to DR Congo from the United States in April, more than half have now left, Kinshasa said on Friday.…
South Africa: Cabinet Outlines Action On Drugs, Ebola Preparedness
[SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet has reaffirmed government's commitment to intensifying the fight against organised crime and strengthening South Africa's contribution to the continental re…
Ebola: NCDC raises importation risk, says Nigeria remains case-free
Mr Idris said that since confirmation of the outbreaks in the region, the NCDC had intensified preparedness activities nationwide to ensure Nigeria remained ready to rapidly detect…
Congo health minister calls U.S. Ebola travel restrictions 'discriminatory'
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's health minister on Friday denounced travel bans imposed by the U.S. and other nations in response to the country's Ebola outbreak, calling th…
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo could top 20,000 cases in worst case, CDC says
Experts said they hope the CDC report will help galvanize the response to the crisis.…
Congo-Kinshasa: Three New Ebola Vaccines Are Being Developed. an Infectious Disease Expert Explains
Analysis - When it comes to Ebola outbreaks, it's not often we have two pieces of good news in one week.…
Congo-Kinshasa: Two Scientists On Their Race to Make a New Ebola Vaccine
Analysis - As health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue to battle an ongoing Ebola outbreak, scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine aga…
Glowing blue spider along with dozens of unknown species uncovered in Angola highlands
"Preliminary estimates suggest up to 6 percent of all recorded moth species could be new to science," The Wilderness Project said.…
Ethiopia’s Red Sea Ambition
Plus: Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches Islamic State-held territory, Iran attacks Kuwait’s international airport, and a firefighter was arrested for starting fires to fight.…
THE CONVERSATION: Ebola may have spread beyond Africa — here’s how health authorities are responding
Amid a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, health authorities are investigating suspected cases in Italy and Brazil while speeding up vaccine deve…
Rebel attacks in eastern DRC kill 30 people and hamper Ebola response
Islamic State-linked militia blamed for raids in North Kivu as governor says three patients with disease fled clinics Rebel attacks around a town that is one of the centres of the …
Ebola burial team attacked, 11 patients flee care in widening outbreak in Congo
The health officials warned that the incident could spark new chains of transmission. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…
Ebola burial team attacked and 11 patients flee care in widening outbreak in Congo
The developments underscore the challenges facing responders as the outbreak takes on a growing international dimension while work to contain it inside the country remains fragile.…
Ebola patient from Congo travelled to UAE and Uganda: WHO
The WHO is working with the UAE and Uganda to facilitate contact tracing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…
The NIH Went to the Congo and All I Got Was This Lousy Monkeypox
This story has the makings of a James Bond film: communists, mad doctors spreading dangerous viruses, and globalist toilet people behind it all. And somewhere, I suspect, is a very…
Ebola: WFP steps up food assistance to frontline workers, patients
Ituri, the epicenter of ebola, is one of the most severely food insecure hotspots in DRC in 2026, with an estimated 1,7 million people – more than a third of the population -facing…
Ebola fears prompt Spanish city to cancel Congo’s World Cup warmup match against Chile
Congo’s soccer federation said it was in discussions with the Spanish soccer federation and relevant international bodies to find solutions.…
DR Congo held to goalless draw in World Cup warm-up against Denmark
LIEGE, Belgium, June 3 : The Democratic Republic of Congo warmed up for their first World Cup appearance in more than half a century with a 0-0 draw against Denmark on Wednesday.Th…
ECDC: Ebola threat to EU public remains very low
The risk of Ebola infection for the wider public in the European Union remains "very low," according to health officials. But a worsening outbreak involving a rare strain of the vi…
DRC Ebola outbreak could have begun as early as January, WHO chief says
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the virus ‘had a big head start’ but that the response was catching up The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could have begun a…
Ebola spreads to new areas of DR Congo as outbreak widens
One infected person in Uganda is known to have travelled to the United Arab Emirates before falling ill…
'We’re still behind' in Congo's Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO says
The World Health Organization says Congo's Ebola outbreak had a head start, but testing is improving…
Aid group warns Ebola could have spread for three months before first cases were detected
The International Rescue Committee, a nonprofit global aid group, posted a warning Monday that the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could have been spread…
Islamic State-linked fighters in Congo kill 16 in Ebola-hit area
KINSHASA, June 3 - Fighters linked to Islamic State killed 16 civilians in an attack in eastern Congo near where Ebola cases have been recorded, a local military spokesperson said …
Scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US, lying to authorities
Two scientists at a U.S. government lab were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa.…
Curbing Congo’s Ebola outbreak is hampered by unknowns about the virus
Answers to key questions could help public health officials develop Ebola treatments, predict the outbreak’s trajectory and prevent a future one.…
Battling a Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Congo
At the heart of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, health care workers are racing to open new treatment centers and ramp up testing. But after years of war, th…
Congo pre-WC friendly canceled over Ebola fears
Ebola outbreak expands in eastern Congo as contact tracing deteriorates amid attacks on burial teams
Congo has now recorded 344 confirmed infections and 60 confirmed Ebola deaths. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…
Why the US doesn’t want American Ebola patients to return home
As global concern about an Ebola outbreak in central Africa grows, hundreds of Kenyans have taken to the streets to protest a plan by the Trump administration to send American citi…
As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments
The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa.…
CDC says containing the spread of Ebola is top priority
The Trump administration disregards infectious disease playbook, CEPI offers vaccine funding, and other health news from Morning Rounds…
Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries
The outbreak remains focused in Congo's eastern Ituri province. Congo has reported over 1,000 suspected cases with the Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine.…
Five patients recover from Ebola in DR Congo and leave hospital
The four nurses - three men and a woman - received certificates to celebrate their recoveries.…
How aid cuts are hampering the frontline response to the Ebola crisis
Aid workers in Uganda are watching the Ebola crisis unfold in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. They're doing what they can to prepare for an uptick in cases, but forei…
Brazil monitors two patients for possible Ebola infection
If confirmed, they would be the first infection cases outside Africa, since the outbreak began in DR Congo.…
WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo
Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of…
Ebola Veterans Are Aghast at Trump’s Plan for the Outbreak
The president who once demanded American Ebola patients stay abroad is finally in a position to make it happen.…
Ebola spread in DR Congo 'deeply alarming', MSF warns
The medical charity's comments come as the head of the World Health Organization visits the region worst-hit by the virus outbreak.…
Women bear the brunt of DRC’s Ebola outbreak
Women bear the brunt of DRC's Ebola outbreak.…
'We’re with you': WHO chief rushes to Congo as Ebola outbreak worsens
World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged stronger international support to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic…
Confirmed Ebola cases nearly double in days as WHO chief visits DR Congo
WHO's Tedros calls for a community-led fight as a rare Ebola strain spreads rapidly through conflict-hit eastern DRC.…
WHO chief visits eastern DR Congo amid Ebola outbreak
Congo Ebola outbreak highlights risk of hunting, eating wild animals
The country’s government confirmed more than 1,000 suspected cases, with at least 220 deaths, since it declared an outbreak on May 15…
WHO chief rallies community in Congo's Ebola response, calls for more funding - Reuters
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WHO chief visits Congo as Ebola cases spread faster than response
The health organization said latest official figures showed 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths.…
WHO chief visits epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo as cases outpace response - AP News
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WHO chief arrives in Congo as officials fear Ebola outbreak spread
World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Congo as health officials continue to battle a severe Ebola outbreak and misinformation.…
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WHO chief rallies community in Congo’s Ebola response, calls for more funding
WHO chief visits Ebola epicentre in DR Congo, as death toll rises
WHO Chief lands in eastern Congo's Ituri province, epicentre of Ebola, as outbreak outpaces response
WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits Congo's Ebola epicentre as outbreak surpasses response efforts amid rising cases and deaths.…
WHO chief rallies community in Congo's Ebola response, calls for more funding
May 30 - The World Health Organisation chief on Saturday called on communities in the centre of the Congo's latest Ebola outbreak to play a central role in fighting the disease. Re…
WHO chief arrives at epicentre of DRC’s Ebola outbreak
Mr Tedros earlier said he will “help” and “listen to” the people facing the worst of the outbreak. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…
Congo faces underlying challenges in battle to overcome Ebola: ‘You gotta have safety’
With conflict constantly ripping DRC apart, it has been unable to build the advanced infrastructure to target crises enjoyed by the U.S.…
As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to eating wild animals - AP News
As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to eating wild animals AP News…
Zambia says two suspected Ebola cases test negative, steps up screening
May 30 - Zambia has investigated and cleared two suspected cases of Ebola as it steps up screening and surveillance for the deadly viral disease following an outbreak in neighbouri…