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Uganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak
The East African country had announced its latest outbreak on January 30 after the death of a male nurse who tested positive for the virus.
Published on Apr 26, 2025 01:03 PM IST
Reuters |
Elon Musk admits DOGE ‘accidentally’ cut Ebola prevention funding, gets slammed
Elon Musk admitted that DOGE “accidentally” canceled Ebola prevention funding during an outbreak in Uganda. The video of his admission quickly went viral.
Published on Feb 27, 2025 01:35 AM IST
Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan
Two clusters of unknown illness kill 50 in Democratic Republic of Congo
HEALTH-ILLNESS/CONGO:Two clusters of unknown illness kill 50 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Updated on Feb 26, 2025 12:53 AM IST
Reuters |
Uganda discharges the last Ebola patients. No new deaths from the contagious virus reported
Uganda discharges the last Ebola patients. No new deaths from the contagious virus reported
Published on Feb 18, 2025 09:06 PM IST
AP |
All about Rwanda's Marburg disease outbreak with unknown source
All we know about Rwanda's Marburg disease outbreak.
Published on Oct 04, 2024 02:16 PM IST
Top 10 most dangerous viruses in the world
Although COVID-19 is very contagious, its fatality rate is relatively low in comparison with these ten viruses.
Published on Feb 27, 2024 04:39 PM IST
Deutsche Welle | Posted by Tapatrisha Das
Obesity drugs not part of WHO's essential list over 'uncertainty’ about benefits
But a WHO expert panel recommended against adding the drugs for weight loss, citing the “uncertain long-term clinical benefit and safety.”
Published on Jul 26, 2023 07:20 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Nisha Anand
Govt rules out import of dairy items
India's Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala, has said that the country is not looking to import dairy products such as butter as supplies are improving. Rupala launched India's first animal pandemic response system, worth INR12.29bn ($165m), to deal with animal disease outbreaks. The programme will include an integrated disease reporting system for enhanced surveillance of zoonotic and other animal diseases, upgrades to 75 district and regional laboratories, and training for 9,000 para-veterinarians and recruitment of 5,500 veterinary professionals.
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 12:07 AM IST
Cause and Effect | As the earth warms, the rising threat of infectious diseases
Jarring numbers on this threat were revealed in a review of decades of scientific papers on all known pathogens to map risks aggravated by climate-related hazards
Published on Mar 29, 2023 09:00 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak after 42 days with no active cases
Uganda Ebola outbreak: Uganda briefly struggled to contain the outbreak but was able to swiftly bring under control the situation despite the absence of a proven vaccine against the viral strain.
Updated on Jan 11, 2023 03:49 PM IST
Reuters |
Two Ebola vaccines show immune response lasting for at least a year, says study
People responded to the shots within two weeks of receiving them, and the highest rate of response was achieved by the Merck vaccine plus a booster, according to the study.
Published on Dec 15, 2022 11:10 AM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi, Delhi
Ebola outbreak in Uganda: Is everything under control?
The deadly Ebola virus is spreading rapidly in Uganda. The capital, Kampala, is now also affected. But the fight against the disease is struggling with financial bottlenecks among aid organizations.
Published on Oct 27, 2022 06:32 PM IST
Uganda Ebola outbreak 'rapidly evolving' after 1 month, says WHO
Uganda's Ebola outbreak is “rapidly evolving” a month after the disease was reported in the East African country, a top World Health Organisation official said on Thursday.
Published on Oct 20, 2022 07:05 PM IST
PTI | , Kampala
Uganda declares first Ebola death since 2019
In a statement released earlier on Tuesday, the World Health Organization said a 24-year-old man in Mubende had tested positive for "the relatively rare Sudan strain" of the virus.
Published on Sep 20, 2022 10:57 PM IST
AFP |
WHO says more than 11,000 Ebola vaccines will go to Guinea
WHO regional director for Africa Dr. Matshidiso Moeti said Thursday that 11,000 Ebola vaccines are being prepared in Geneva and are expected to arrive in Guinea over the weekend.
Published on Feb 18, 2021 07:38 PM IST
AP | , Dakar, Senegal
Congo records second Ebola death in days: WHO
Congo was on Sunday due to mark an end to an outbreak of the virus that has killed more than 2,200 people since August 2018.
Updated on Apr 12, 2020 04:53 PM IST
Kinshasa | Reuters