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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...- 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...
- '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...
- Strict Ebola screening for foreign arrivals in Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh is taking special steps to prevent Ebola. Passengers arriving from foreign countries are being screened at Vijayawada Intern...
- Ebola vaccine update: Russia claims a breakthrough; Oxford researchers, Serum Institute of India aim to begin trial in 3 monthsA new Ebola vaccine developed by Russian scientists shows promise against the current outbreak strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...
- 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...
- WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in Congo is 'spreading rapidly' and upgrades risk assessmentWHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U.N. health agency was revising upward to "very high" its assessment of the risk w...
- Ebola-related deaths touch 131, WHO seeks answersThe WHO is investigating potential vaccines and treatments for a potentially lengthy Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, wh...
- WHO chief concerned about 'scale and speed' of deadly Ebola outbreakThe World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency over an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Th...
- Ebola outbreak: US citizen infected, 131 killed, vaccines available for only one strain. Here's why WHO is sounding red alarmEbola Vaccines are only available for the Zaire strain, which was identified in 1976 and has a higher fatality rate of 60-90 per cent.
- Ebola outbreak, but no vaccine; WHO declares international emergency over rare strain spreadThe World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and...
- WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR CongoThe World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency due to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...
- Ebola outbreak declared emergency of international concern: What is it, how does it spread, and is there a vaccine?The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global health emergency. The vir...
- Amid bleeding eye virus scare, mystery disease with flu-like symptoms kills almost 150 in Africa, sparks pandemic fearsNearly 150 people have lost their lives due to an unknown and mysterious disease with flu-like symptoms in southwestern Congo in Africa. Th...
- New Mpox variant detected in Germany: Health authorityGermany has reported its first case of the new mpox variant clade 1b, detected last week. The Robert Koch Institute stated the infection oc...
- Pakistan confirms mpox case is not new strainHealth officials confirmed that a 34-year-old Pakistan man diagnosed with mpox was infected with Clade 2b, not the new Clade 1b strain spre...
- Mpox killed 548 people in DR Congo since start of 2024The Democratic Republic of Congo has experienced a severe mpox outbreak, causing 548 deaths and over 15,000 potential cases. All provinces ...
- Why 'All Eyes on Congo’ is trending now on social media after ‘All Eyes on Rafah’?Following the 'All Eyes on Rafah' social media trend, a new movement, 'All Eyes on Congo,' is gaining traction online. This campaign aims t...
- Origin of AIDS found: Study reveals HIV pandemic started in Kinshasa in 1920sAnalysis suggests that the common ancestor of group M is likely to have emerged in Kinshasa around 1920 (with 95% of estimated dates betwee...
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