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Kenya: Suspect Ebola case tests negative

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Health officials in Kenya are reporting that lab tests on a female patient isolated at the Kericho County Referral Hospital does not have Ebola. Earlier, the country was on high alert as  the 36-year-old...

DR Congo measles outbreak increasing steadily

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN health officials report an additional 7500 suspect cases in the past two weeks, bringing...

Ebola updates for DRC and Uganda, Battle with rumors continue

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Democratic Republic of the Congo Since the beginning of the epidemic in August 2018, the cumulative number of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases is 2,148, 2,054 confirmed and 94...

Uganda Health Ministry quells Ebola rumors in Wakiso

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Uganda Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) situation, the Health Ministry is now battling rumors and fake news of EVD cases in other areas of the country. In a notice...

Reunion dengue: Authorization to release of sterile mosquitoes in the municipality of Sainte-Marie

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Council of the Environment and Health and Technological Risks (CODERST), the Prefect of Reunion has just authorized by a prefectural order the Institute for Research for Development...

Ebola declared NOT a public health emergency of international concern

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For the third time on Friday, the Emergency Committee met to hash out whether the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) met the criteria for being declared a public...

Ebola spillover: Many times event is undetected

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Half of Ebola outbreaks have gone undetected since the virus was discovered in 1976, scientists at the University of Cambridge estimate. The new findings come amid rising concern about Ebola in the Democratic...

Uganda Health Minister: As of now, there is no confirmed Ebola case in Uganda

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In a follow-up on the Ebola situation in Uganda, the country’s Ministry of Health has registered three confirmed Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases, in which two have died. Teams from the Ministry...

2nd Ebola death recorded in Uganda

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In a follow-up on the Ebola cases in Uganda, the World Health Organization is reporting a second fatality. The 50-year-old grandmother of the initial case, the 5-year-old boy, has died from Ebola Virus...

Ebola: CDC activates Emergency Operations Center

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In a follow-up on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is announcing activation of its Emergency...