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Produced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), under a very-high magnification, this digitally-colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicts a single filamentous Ebola virus particle that had budded from the surface of a VERO cell of the African green monkey kidney epithelial cell line.

DRC: Ebola strain in current outbreak distinct from last outbreak

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In a follow-up on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) North Kivu province, DRC health officials say testing by the National Institute...

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Rift Valley Fever outbreak killed 154 cows in Rwanda

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The Rwandan government says 154 cows have died of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) since the confirmation of the outbreak early in June. In a RVF situation update issued on Friday, the Ministry of Agriculture...

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Liberia reports 11 new cases of measles

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The Liberian government has reported eleven new suspected cases of measles from at least eight counties. According to the Liberia Early Warning Disease Surveillance Bulletin for the week ending July...

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Ebola update: 33 deaths suspected in new outbreak

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ministry of Health reported today (computer translated) that some 33 deaths are suspected linked to the latest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the country. The...

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Reunion dengue outbreak update

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Health officials in Reunion are reporting an additional 59 dengue fever cases from the week of July 16, bringing the outbreak total to 6,345 cases confirmed since the beginning of 2018 (including 5...

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Nigeria launches national Hepatitis treatment services directory

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The Nigerian government has launched the Viral Hepatitis Health Facility Directory, an easily accessible public guide with information on the location of health facilities that provide Hepatitis treatment...

This image depicts a method used to extract a Guinea worm from the leg vein of a human patient. Image/CDC

Guinea worm disease resurfaces in South Sudan

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Just four months after Guinea worm disease in South Sudan was declared “transmission interrupted”, three people in the town of Rumbek have been diagnosed with the disease, the first cases...

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Ebola cluster reported in North Kivu

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Just days after the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak had been declared over in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the DRC health ministry and World Health Organization (WHO) report that preliminary...

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WHO says Nigerian cholera outbreak ‘under control’ in 4 states

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The World Health Organization (WHO) says the cholera outbreak that has affected Nigeria since the beginning of the year is now ‘under control’ at least 4 of the 17 affected local government areas. In...

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WHO struggling to identify unknown killer disease in eastern DR Congo

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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reported the outbreak of an unknown disease that has infected 25 people and killed an unknown number since it was reported on May 11. An outbreak notice from...