Ebola spreading in DRC 'faster than any previous outbreak': WHO
The World Health Organization warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than during any previous outbreak of…
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The World Health Organization warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than during any previous outbreak of…
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CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — A cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 120 people, with another 1,102 suspected cases since May in isolated war zones, the World Health…
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The trials will start at a hospital in DRC’s northeastern Ituri province.
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There have been 896 confirmed cases so far in the DRC, including 232 confirmed deaths.
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Uganda has recorded 19 cases, including two deaths, in nearly a month.
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While some suspected cases have been confirmed, many more ‘have been cleared out’ from the data.
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The Bureau of Quarantine will tighten screening procedures for travelers arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
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The United States was attempting to evacuate six additional people for health monitoring.
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Two days after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus a public health emergency of international concern, deaths…
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Geneva (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said Tuesday he was “deeply concerned” by an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
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The Department of Health (DoH) said it is coordinating with the World Health Organization (WHO) following the declaration of Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic…
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'The Bundibugyo strain has no vaccine, no specific treatment.'
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‘These products are engineered for addiction.’
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The outbreak is believed to have begun before departure from Argentina, where hantavirus is endemic, with possible onboard transmission under investigation.
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that more hantavirus cases could emerge after the disease killed three passengers…
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A 70-year-old passenger died on board while his 69-year-old wife died in a Johannesburg hospital.
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United States has still not paid off its membership fee arrears at the World Health Organization, the WHO chief said Wednesday,…
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) —An extra week of negotiations to complete the crucial missing piece of an international agreement on handling future pandemics kicks…
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