The World Health Organization says the first confirmed Ebola patient has recovered in the ongoing outbreak in DR Congo. The World Health Organization has announced the first confirmed recovery from the current Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo. WHO technical officer on viral haemorrhagic fevers, Legand, said the recovery offers hope as health…
The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is worsening, with infections spreading quickly across the region. World Health Organization has upgraded the national risk level of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo from “high” to “very high” as cases continue to rise. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…
Health officials fear the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could be far larger than current figures show. The World Health Organization has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo may be spreading faster than initially believed. WHO representative Dr Anne Ancia said investigations suggest the virus has already spread across…
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….
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…
Concerns are growing in Tenerife as the MV Hondius cruise ship approaches following a hantavirus outbreak onboard. Spanish authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) have approved plans for passengers aboard the MV Hondius to disembark in Tenerife this weekend after several hantavirus cases were reported during the voyage. Three passengers were previously evacuated in…
The World Health Organization says the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship poses a low public health risk. The World Health Organization has said the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is not the beginning of another global pandemic, despite confirmed cases and deaths linked to the vessel. Speaking at a briefing…
It starts like the flu. Then, very quickly, it can become something much more serious. You may have seen the headlines this week. A cruise ship stranded off the coast of Cape Verde. Three people dead. Passengers from 23 countries confined on board while health authorities scramble outside. The suspected cause: hantavirus — a name…
Confirmed cases raise alarm as health officials investigate rare virus spread onboard. Two cases of Hantavirus have been confirmed on the MV Hondius after three passengers died and another was left critically ill. The confirmed infections involve a Dutch woman who died and a 69-year-old British passenger now receiving intensive care in Johannesburg. The causes…
