Tag : infectious disease

Health

DR Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 2,267 cases and 893 deaths

manamalive.com
KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / RankWire.AI / – The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 2,267 confirmed Ebola cases and 893 deaths since the outbreak began in May. The latest government count...
Health

DRC Ebola trial tests therapies as outbreak spreads

manamalive.com
ITURI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / RankWire.AI / – The Democratic Republic of the Congo has opened patient enrollment in a clinical trial for Bundibugyo virus disease as confirmed Ebola cases rose to 1,708, including...
Health

DR Congo Ebola cases rise to 1,307 with 377 deaths

manamalive.com
KINSHASA, DR CONGO / MENA Newswire / – The Democratic Republic of the Congo reported 1,307 confirmed Ebola cases and 377 deaths late Monday, marking another rise in the outbreak in the country’s east. Authorities...
Health

Global health bodies seek $518 million for Ebola response

manamalive.com
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA / MENA Newswire / — Africa’s top public health body and the World Health Organization launched a $518 million Ebola response plan on June 5, as health authorities worked to contain a Bundibugyo Ebola...
Health

WHO says Congo Ebola response improves as challenges remain

manamalive.com
WHO says Congo Ebola response is advancing as testing improves, but contact tracing, insecurity and supply strains slow control efforts....
Health

Ebola outbreak in DRC reaches 282 confirmed cases

manamalive.com
Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rose to 282, with Ituri accounting for most confirmed infections in the eastern outbreak....
Health

Measles outbreak in Bangladesh passes 60,000 cases

manamalive.com
Bangladesh’s measles outbreak has passed 60,000 suspected cases, with confirmed and suspected child deaths nearing 500....
Health

Measles outbreak in Bangladesh leaves toll at 415

manamalive.com
Bangladesh is confronting a major measles outbreak, with 415 deaths, 50,500 suspected cases and a nationwide emergency vaccine campaign....
Health

Hantavirus probe deepens after deaths on Atlantic cruise

manamalive.com
Hantavirus, a rare rodent-borne disease, drove a multinational health response after three reported deaths aboard MV Hondius off Cape Verde....
Health

DR Congo lifts national mpox emergency after two years

manamalive.com
KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an end to the mpox outbreak that had remained under national emergency management for about two years, with Health Minister Roger Kamba saying the epidemic no longer met the...