Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zika may hijack mother-fetus immunity route
To cross the placenta, Zika virus may hijack the route by which acquired immunity is transferred from mother to fetus, new research suggests.
Nov 14, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola death toll rises to 75 in DR Congo
The death toll from an outbreak of Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 75, the health ministry said Monday.
Aug 27, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Congo's health ministry says Ebola spreads to 2nd province
Congo's latest deadly Ebola outbreak has spread into a neighboring province, the health ministry said Tuesday, as health workers began using an experimental treatment for the disease.
Aug 14, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Congo's health ministry confirms 3 more cases of Ebola
Congo's health ministry says three more cases of Ebola have been confirmed in North Kivu province as the country faces its tenth outbreak of the deadly virus.
Aug 7, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Response to Congo's new Ebola outbreak 'highly complex'
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says the response to the new Ebola virus outbreak in Congo's North Kivu province will be "highly complex" given the armed unrest in the region.
Aug 2, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Congo announces four new Ebola cases in country's northeast
At least four new cases of the Ebola virus have emerged in Congo's northeast, just a week after an outbreak in the northwest was declared over, the country's health ministry said Wednesday.
Aug 1, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ticks on migratory birds found to carry newly discovered hemorrhagic fever virus
In a new study, researchers at Uppsala University and other institutions have identified genetic material from the recently identified Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus in the tick species Hyalomma rufipes. The discovery was ...
Jun 1, 2018
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Congo's Ebola risk 'very high' as confirmed virus cases rise
Congo's latest Ebola outbreak now has 14 confirmed cases as health officials rush to contain the often deadly virus in a city of more than 1 million.
May 18, 2018
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Ebola reaches an urban area in Congo. What now?
The global health community gulped Thursday with the announcement that a case of Ebola had been confirmed in a city of more than 1 million in Congo, bringing the latest outbreak of the often deadly hemorrhagic fever out of ...
May 17, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Congo's health ministry says doses of Ebola vaccine arrive
Thousands of doses of the experimental Ebola vaccine have arrived in Congo's capital amid the latest outbreak of the deadly disease, the health ministry said Wednesday.
May 16, 2018
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