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Ebola Continues To Surge At Outbreak’s Epicenter

'That means we are missing cases'…

WHO director-general is profoundly concerned after visit to Ebola outbreak area

The director-general of the World Health Organization is profoundly worried about the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, he told STAT in an interview.…

'This might be the point of no return': Experts on the current measles outbreak and where we go from here

Live Science spoke with two authors of a "progress report" detailing America's ongoing measles outbreak.…

What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak

Aid agencies are racing to help health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus is known to have killed at least 140 people, but the true toll may be far higher.…

Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens

Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the current outbreak.…

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.…

Senate Democrats push USDA to boost efforts targeting ‘evolving’ screwworm outbreak

Nearly two dozen Democratic senators on Thursday urged the Agriculture Department to expand its war against the New World screwworm, warning that new tactics are needed after the p…

The World Has Learned From the Last Ebola Outbreak, but Gaps Remain

The vaccine development process and coordination between health organizations have improved since a devastating 2014-2016 outbreak.…

Opinion: I led the U.S. CDC response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic. The new outbreak needs massive, immediate, meticulous action

“Ebola is an unforgiving enemy,” writes Tom Frieden, who led the U.S. CDC response to the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak.…

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 …

News24 | Ebola emergency: DRC outbreak crosses into Uganda as WHO scrambles to catch up

The director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) says there have been 220 suspected deaths in the current Ebola outbreak and that a delay in detecting cases meant respon…

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.…

Deadly cruise ship outbreak renews push for hantavirus treatments, vaccines

SANTIAGO, Chile — When a rare but deadly rodent-borne virus struck passengers on a cruise ship and seemed to be spreading, there were no treatments...…

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.…

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…

Budget cuts have crippled Ebola outbreak response: Congress must do these 6 things

'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…

Diphtheria outbreak: residents of remote NT community say health clinic has no hand sanitiser

There’s a three-week wait on test results in Yuendumu, near Alice Springs, and locals say NT Health has dropped the ball on telling locals what to do if they test positive Get our …

WHO says Ebola response catching up as confirmed DRC cases hit 344

June 3 - The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that the world is \"catching up\" with the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, where there have been 344 confir…

Trump administration faces blame from health workers over Ebola outbreak after funding cuts

The U.S. is facing accusations of helping to make the Ebola outbreak in central Africa possible because of cutbacks in health funding to the region by the Trump administration. Sec…

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…

Can deforestation predict Ebola outbreaks? Q&A with CDC’s Carson Telford

The 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa has already left at least 49 people dead, with health authorities racing to stop the spread of the disease. What if th…

STAT+: NIH cuts weakened network primed to respond to outbreaks like Ebola

While NIH-funded centers weren’t on the front lines of virus responses like the CDC or USAID, some researchers involved in the network said the cuts have damaged relationships with…

Pre-World Cup friendly cancelled by mayor over Ebola outbreak concerns

DR Congo’s plans for their first World Cup appearance in nearly half a century have suffered another setback after a friendly against Chile was cancelled over Ebola concerns. The d…

Can the rush for vaccines slow the latest Ebola outbreak?

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.…

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.…

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…

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 director-general arrives in DRC amid Ebola outbreak

The director-general of the World Health Organization has arrived in Bunia, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…

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.…

WHO Chief Visits Bunia—Epicenter Of Africa’s Ebola Outbreak (Live Updates)

There have been more than 220 suspected deaths since the start of the Ebola outbreak.…

Ex-CDC director warns Ebola outbreak could rank second largest in history

WHO chief visits Bunia, epicentre of the Ebola outbreak

WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is visiting Bunia in the DRC, the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak.…

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 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.…

Trump focuses on keeping Ebola out of US over fighting outbreak abroad

STAT+: As Ebola outbreak grows, Trump administration veers from previous government playbook

Trump officials are disregarding the Biden administration's detailed pandemic plans in favor of their own strategy.…

What Bundibugyo Ebola vaccines and treatments are under development

Bundibugyo ebolavirus, or BDBV, has a fatality rate of up to 40 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…

RFK Jr.'s "just a rash" disease filled Texas hospital beds

The anti-vaccine crowd spent years trying to rebrand measles as a harmless childhood inconvenience. Texas just supplied the hospital records. In a study published yesterday in the …

Tracking the Ebola outbreak: Where the deadly virus is spreading and how the U.S. is responding

Here’s where Ebola is spreading, how it infects humans and what the Bundibugyo type of the virus does to the body.…

What's different about this Ebola outbreak?

The World Health Organization said there are approximately 906 suspected Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and they are investigating 223 suspected deaths. Dr. Tom F…

ICE temporarily releases man facing deportation to Congo amid Ebola outbreak

Jose Yugar-Cruz, who had been granted protection from deportation to his home country in South America, has been temporarily released from ICE custody.…

UNICEF’s first shipment of supplies arrives in Congo for Ebola outbreak

​The outbreak has caused neighboring Uganda to close its border with Congo except for emergency response teams and humanitarian operations.…

A New Tiny Blue Octopus, Helium Shortage, Norovirus Outbreak in California, and the Texas <em>T. rex</em>

Discover the top stories from May 24 to May 30, 2026, that you may have missed, including a new species of tiny octopus and a mysterious outbreak of norovirus in California.…

Analysis of Texas measles outbreak shows just how dangerous virus is

About 1 in 5 cases were hospitalized and most of those developed complications.…

JFK Airport to screen airline passengers from Ebola outbreak nations

Why are people attacking Ebola clinics? It revolves around trust, death and body bags

In echoes of past outbreaks, community members are attacking clinics, distrusting doctors and following burial traditions that could lead to more cases of Ebola.…

This Deadly Ebola Outbreak Is Almost Entirely Our Fault

Maybe, just maybe, we shouldn’t have let Elon Musk and the cargo-shorts militia cut USAID funding in the first place.…

Ebola outbreak: India has sent first tranche of medical supplies to Africa CDC, says MEA

India sends medical supplies to Africa CDC amid Ebola outbreak, as WHO declares it a Public Health Emergency.…

Boston Kicks Off 'Pride' Month With Monkeypox Outbreak

Boston starts Pride Month with monkeypox outbreak; vaccines offered to at-risk communities.…