The World Health Organization and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have launched a major $518 million emergency…
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Kenyans Fear US Ebola Quarantine Site as Protests Intensify and Court Blocks Project
People from town of potential site for US citizens exposed to Ebola say it puts them at risk in country…
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WHO Calls for Community Cooperation to Contain Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes appeal after protests against protocols for handling victims’ bodies in Ituri provinceContaining the Ebola outbreak in…
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Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Deepens as Aid Cuts Threaten Response Efforts
In today’s newsletter: As the virus spreads across borders, health workers warn that weakened global support is making a prolonged…
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WHO Warns Ebola Death Rate Could Reach 50% as Director-General Arrives in DR Congo
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for ceasefire among armed groups to help avoid deaths from preventable diseaseThe death rate of the…
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US Building Ebola Quarantine Center in Kenya for Americans Amid Congo Outbreak
Some experts criticize White House approach and say not allowing Americans to return to US hurts treatment effortsThe Trump administration…
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WHO Chief Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in DR Congo to Combat Escalating Ebola Outbreak
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns of ‘catastrophic collision of disease and conflict’, as Uganda closes border with DRCThe head of the…
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WHO Warns Ebola Spread in DR Congo Is ‘Outpacing’ Global Response Efforts
Director general of World Health Organization urges neighbouring countries to take immediate actionThe World Health Organization has warned that the…
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DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Surges Past 900 Suspected Cases Amid Violence and Medical Shortages
World Health Organization says outbreak poses ‘very high’ risk for Congo, but risk of disease spreading globally remains lowCongolese authorities…
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Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Sparks Alarm as Hospitals Overflow and Cases Surge
New strain of virus, aid cuts, and cultural norms around burials and touch add to difficulties in stemming outbreakThe warnings…
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White House Halts Deportations to DR Congo as Ebola Crisis Deepens
But Trump administration will not return detainees deported to third countries in disease-struck regionThe Trump administration will temporarily pause the…
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American Doctor With Ebola Says He Is ‘Optimistic’ for Recovery After Transfer to Germany
An American doctor infected with Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of Congo said he is “cautiously optimistic” about…
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Suspected Ebola Cases Triple in One Week as WHO Warns of Rapid Spread in Congo
Situation described as ‘deeply worrisome’ by officials as aid cuts and community distrust impede respondersThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic…
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Why Health Experts Fear This Ebola Outbreak Could Become One of the Worst in Years
Health officials and infectious disease experts are warning that the current Ebola outbreak spreading across parts of the Democratic Republic…
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Ebola Travel Ban Criticized as Experts Say U.S. Restrictions on DRC, Uganda and South Sudan Are “Not the Solution”
Africa CDC says restrictions could increase public health risks and highlight ‘deeper structural injustice’ in global healthA US travel ban…
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US Doctor Infected With Ebola in DR Congo Flown to Germany as WHO Warns of Rapidly Expanding Outbreak
Dr Peter Stafford’s wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in CongoAn American doctor…
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WHO Sounds Alarm Over Ebola Surge in DRC: What Previous Outbreaks Reveal About Containing the Virus
Conflict, mistrust and delayed detection could complicate response to emergency caused by Bundibugyo variantTo be around the centre of an…
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Marco Rubio Criticizes WHO Ebola Response as United States Continues Major Public Health Funding Cuts
US secretary of state says WHO was ‘a little late’ in identifying deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC and UgandaThe…
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Experts Warn Infectious Diseases Like Ebola and Hantavirus Are Becoming More Frequent and More Dangerous
Pandemic report warns of growing global threat as health teams in Africa move to contain Ebola outbreak The world is…
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Ebola Outbreak Kills 65 People in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda also reports outbreak and health officials say cases were caused by Bundibugyo strain of virusAn outbreak of Ebola has…
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