Poisoning suspected in DR Congo mystery illness: WHO
Poisoning is suspected in an unexplained outbreak of illness in western DR Congo, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Feb 28, 2025
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Animal Diseases: News and Research on Marburg Virus Disease
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WHO probes mystery illness cluster in western DR Congo
The World Health Organization said Thursday its experts were investigating a new, unidentified cluster of illness in the DR Congo after two previous mystery outbreaks earlier this year.
Feb 27, 2025
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What we know about the illnesses that have sickened over 400 people and killed more than 50 in Congo
Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them within hours after they felt sick.
Feb 27, 2025
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A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick
An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.
Feb 24, 2025
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WHO chief urges pandemic accord action after US withdrawal
The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was "now or never" to strike a landmark global accord on tackling future pandemics, after the United States withdrew from negotiations.
Feb 17, 2025
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Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years
A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday.
Jan 30, 2025
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WHO in Africa: Three ways the continent stands to lose from Trump's decision to pull out
President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) will be keenly felt across the globe, with profound implications for health in Africa.
Jan 29, 2025
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What the US exit from the WHO means for global health and pandemic preparedness
A health organization created in the wake of World War II to fight disease across the planet is losing its biggest donor, the United States.
Jan 24, 2025
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Eight dead in suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania: WHO
The WHO said Tuesday that a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Tanzania had killed eight people, warning that the risk of further spread in the country and region was "high".
Jan 15, 2025
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Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported
The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government on Friday declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever over after no new cases were registered in recent weeks.
Dec 20, 2024
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