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Nearly 500 confirmed cases in Central Africa Ebola outbreak: WHOCentral Africa faces a deadly Ebola outbreak with nearly 500 confirmed cases. The World Health Organization reported 452 cases and 82 death...
Three returnees from Ebola-hit African countries quarantined in Durg: Chhattisgarh Health Minister Shyam JaiswalChhattisgarh is fully prepared for potential virus infections. Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal assured that hospitals and quarantine f...
Ebola in India: Another Sudanese national with fever admitted to Hyderabad's Gandhi Hospital for screeningTwo Sudanese nationals have been admitted to Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad with fever. One student's condition has improved. Another individ...
Women are the first caregivers in this Ebola outbreak and the most at riskEastern Congo faces a rapid Ebola outbreak. Women are primary caregivers, increasing their infection risk. Many lack protective gear, forci...
Serum Institute of India to manufacture Oxford Ebola vaccine backed by $8.6 million CEPI fundingSerum Institute of India will produce clinical trial doses of a new Ebola vaccine from Oxford University. This initiative is backed by fres...
Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccineCEPI is investing around $60 million to speed up the creation of vaccines against the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus. This funding will supp...
WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern CongoFive patients have recovered from the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in eastern Congo, offering hope amid an outbreak that has infected 13...
What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola as cases outpace responseA rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly in Congo and Uganda. The Bundibugyo virus has no approved treatments. Health workers face challe...
As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to the consumption of 'wild meat'Wild meat consumption in Central and West Africa, a cultural staple, poses a significant risk for zoonotic disease transmission, including ...
What to know about the Bundibugyo virus, a species of Ebola causing an outbreak in CongoA rare Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Congo, with over 200 deaths, lacks specific treatments or vaccines, complicating response efforts. Whil...
'If Ebola comes, we'll be wiped out': Democratic Republic of Congo conflict-displacedDorcas Mapenzi fears the worst if Ebola comes to the Kingonze camp, where she lives alongside more than 25,000 other displaced people in th...
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongbwalu residents split over disease threat and government responseAn Ebola outbreak is devastating Mongbwalu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Many residents deny the virus's existence, complicating...
Ebola at the gates: Why India must not let its guard downIndia is enhancing its surveillance protocols following an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. One of two suspec...
Ebola: 'You are not alone' in fight, vows DR Congo-bound WHO chiefThe World Health Organization chief is heading to the Democratic Republic of Congo to combat a deadly Ebola outbreak. He pledged full suppo...
US allocates extra $80 mn to tackle EbolaThe United States announced Thursday that it was allocating an additional $80 million to help combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic R...
WHO chief heads to Congo as Ebola outbreak strains responseHealth authorities in Congo and neighbouring countries are scrambling to contain the latest outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain, for whi...
Indian govt closely monitoring Ebola situation; no confirmed case yetIndia is closely watching the Ebola situation due to outbreaks in Africa. No confirmed cases have been reported in the country. A person in...