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World Health Organization expects end of hantavirus outbreak by early July

The World Health Organization (WHO) has indicated that the ongoing hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship cluster could be officially declared over by July 2, provided no new cases are reported in the coming days. According to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, health authorities......

Ebola outbreak continues to expand in the Democratic Republic of Congo, WHO warns

The Ebola outbreak affecting the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread, with rising infection numbers and cases being detected in new geographical areas, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Health authorities have reported hundreds of confirmed......

Ebola outbreak in Central Africa reaches nearly 500 confirmed cases, WHO warns of rapid escalation

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm over a rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, with nearly 500 confirmed cases reported across the region, highlighting growing concerns over the spread of the deadly virus. According to the latest epidemiological update, a total of 471......

DR Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 1,000 cases amid rapid spread fears

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 1,000 suspected and confirmed cases, intensifying concerns over a fast-moving health emergency centered in the country’s eastern provinces. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed the......

Countries expand airport Ebola screening after WHO emergency declaration

Airports across Asia and other regions have tightened health screening measures following a global emergency declaration linked to Ebola outbreaks in Central Africa. The alert, issued on 17 May by the World Health Organization, concerns rising infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda......

Africa CDC leads cross border Ebola talks as cases near 600

The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has convened high level cross border discussions as Ebola cases in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo approach 600 suspected infections, prompting a rapid scale up of regional coordination and emergency health operations. The outbreak is concentrated......

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo may exceed 1,000 cases, WHO warns

An Ebola outbreak in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo may already be far larger than official figures suggest, with modelling studies indicating that total infections could exceed 1,000 cases. The assessment comes as health authorities continue to report more than 513 suspected cases......

OMS alerte sur une épidémie d’Ebola meurtrière en République démocratique du Congo

The World Health Organization has expressed deep concern over the rapid spread of an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where authorities have reported at least 131 suspected deaths and 513 suspected cases. The alert was issued during a briefing at the World Health Assembly in......

WHO declares global health emergency over Congo and Uganda Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organization declared Sunday that the Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, its highest global alert level, after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths were reported across the two countries. WHO......