Thailand Tightens Ebola Checks For Congo and Uganda Arrivals
5 days ago
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Thailand has strengthened its health screening measures and laboratory readiness after naming the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda as…
Fear Spreads As Ebola Death Toll Rises Sharply in Dr Congo
1 week ago
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Fear is spreading across Ebola-hit communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as suspected deaths continue to rise, with officials…
WHO Declares Congo’s Ebola Outbreak a Global Emergency
2 weeks ago
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province a public health…
Thailand Adds Hantavirus to Dangerous Disease Watch List
2 weeks ago
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Thailand has moved to classify hantavirus as a dangerous communicable disease, despite the country having recorded no confirmed infections so…
Passenger Shows Hantavirus Symptoms After Cruise Return
2 weeks ago
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A French passenger evacuated from a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak began showing symptoms during a repatriation flight to Paris…
Hantavirus Outbreak ‘Not Start of Pandemic,’ WHO Reassures
3 weeks ago
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An outbreak of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship has not signalled the beginning of a new pandemic, the United Nations health agency said on…
