US health officials are monitoring several Americans after exposure to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least six Americans have reportedly been exposed to the Ebola virus during the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to sources cited by CBS News. One American is believed to be showing symptoms,…
The World Health Organization has raised alarm over a worsening Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo after dozens of deaths were reported. World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo a public health emergency of international concern following reports of around 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths in Ituri province….
Further medical tests found no evidence the US doctor was infected with hantavirus. Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, the American doctor who initially tested positive for hantavirus after falling ill aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, has now tested negative following additional examinations in Nebraska. Doctors at the University of Nebraska Medical Center said the original result…
Africa’s top health agency has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo after dozens of deaths were reported. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has declared an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with at least 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded in Ituri province. Most of the…
French health officials say a cruise ship passenger infected with hantavirus is battling a severe form of the disease. A French passenger linked to the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship is in intensive care in France after developing a severe cardiopulmonary form of the virus. French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said the…
Thousands of former dental patients in Sydney are being urged to get tested for bloodborne viruses. Health authorities in Australia have warned former patients of retired dentist William Tam to undergo medical testing after serious infection control failures were discovered at his clinic in western Sydney. The New South Wales Health said patients who visited…
The World Health Organization says there is currently no evidence of a larger hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there is “no sign” of a wider hantavirus outbreak following the evacuation of passengers from the virus-hit MV Hondius cruise ship. Speaking in Madrid, Tedros…
Peter Obi, the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has praised Nigerian nurses and midwives for their contributions to healthcare delivery across the country. In a one-minute video posted on X on Tuesday by Esther Umoh, his personal photographer, Obi described nurses as the backbone of the healthcare system. The former Anambra governor spoke…
Doctors and health experts have officially renamed PCOS to better reflect the full impact of the condition on women’s health. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), one of the most common hormonal disorders affecting women, has been renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS). The name change was announced in a global consensus published in The Lancet, with…
Health authorities confirmed three more hantavirus cases as the final passengers disembarked from the virus-hit MV Hondius. The last passengers aboard the MV Hondius have left the cruise ship after a deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to the vessel. The ship departed Tenerife for the Netherlands on Monday after its remaining six passengers disembarked alongside several…
