What to know about new Ebola outbreak that has killed 65 people in Congo
Africa's top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province, the 17th since the disease first emerged in the country in 1976.
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Antiviral ensitrelvir cuts risk of COVID-19 in household contacts by two-thirds, study finds
The antiviral drug ensitrelvir prevents infection in household contacts of COVID-19 patients when given within 72 hours after symptom onset in the index patient, according to a Phase III randomized controlled trial published ...
May 15, 2026
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Study reveals promising new therapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Not all cancers respond to the same treatments or have the same genetic origins. Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), a common and highly contagious virus, has been found to cause certain cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). ...
May 15, 2026
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Improving the treatment of Lassa fever: First clinical trial with favipiravir shows promising results
The infectious disease Lassa fever can be fatal, and there is a lack of treatment options with proven efficacy. Researchers at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf ...
May 15, 2026
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New report charts path for climate-disease preparedness
The American Academy of Microbiology, the honorific leadership group and scientific think tank within the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) released a new report examining how ...
May 15, 2026
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Exploiting tuberculosis 'superspreading niches' to curb transmission
Superspreading became a familiar concept to many during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior studies examining infectious disease epidemics, including those on COVID-19, have found that some individuals are much more likely to transmit ...
May 15, 2026
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Australia's RSV immunization program cuts newborn hospitalizations by almost half
Australia's new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunization program cut hospital admissions for Australia's youngest babies by almost half in its first year, a new major national study has shown.
May 15, 2026
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A man's been convicted for spreading genital herpes: Why that might backfire
In an Australian first, a Canberra man has been convicted of giving genital herpes to a sexual partner. The man pleaded guilty to the charge of "recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm," which carries a maximum sentence ...
May 15, 2026
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Hantavirus: A cruise ship, a deer mouse and the fictional line between human and animal health
In February 2025, the classical pianist Betsy Arakawa died in her New Mexico home from a virus most people had never heard of. Her husband, the actor Gene Hackman, died a week later of heart disease. The pathogen that killed ...
May 15, 2026
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What the 2026 World Cup means for measles risk in Vancouver
With less than five weeks until kickoff, and hundreds of thousands of visitors expected, Vancouver is preparing for the FIFA World Cup 2026 following British Columbia's worst measles outbreak in years.
May 15, 2026
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