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The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization announced a response plan to counter the Ebola outbreak.
Chhattisgarh Health Minister, Shyam Bihari Jaiswal said that the state was fully prepared to handle any potential Ebola virus cases. He said that the hospitals are fully prepared and appropriate quarantine facilities are also in place to handle any potential Ebola virus cases.
The 2026 outbreak of Ebola virus disease in DR Congo and Uganda, caused by Bundibugyo virus (Orthoebolavirus bundibugyoense), represents one of the most consequential epidemic emergencies in Africa. The current outbreak is particularly concerning because of its epidemiological and operational complexity.
How scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles away - An elderly British man had arrived at a private hospital in Johannesburg seriously ill, but health workers weren’t sure
Mpox (formerly monkeypox) has officially been declared a public health emergency by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The African agency reported an increase in the disease throughout the continent and warned that the virus could ...
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Ebola virus: UAE bars entry to travellers from three African countries
Country will prohibit the arrival of passengers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan as a precautionary measure
The 2026 epidemic of Ebola virus disease caused by Bundibugyo virus (species Orthoebolavirus bundibugyoense) in DR Congo and Uganda has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by WHO1 and a public health emergency of continental security by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A new and deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda is the latest health emergency forcing African governments to break free of dependency on global dono
An Iowa resident is believed to have died from Lassa fever, a rarely seen virus in the US that causes one in three cases to suffer permanent hearing loss and 95% of infected pregnant women to miscarry. The patient, who hasn’t been publicly identified ...