Health workers among dead in Ugandan Ebola outbreak
MSF calls situation ‘very serious’ as east African country grapples with outbreak of Sudan strain of virus, for which no vaccine exists It seems like...
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Togo achieves ‘major feat’ of eradicating four neglected tropical diseases
WHO hails west African country as first in world to stamp out Guinea worm, lymphatic filariasis, sleeping sickness and trachoma Togo has been praised by...
WHO stresses monkeypox surge not linked to monkeys amid attack reports
World Health Organization issues statement after reports of animals being poisoned in Brazil The World Health Organization has stressed that monkeypox outbreaks are not linked...
Spain reports first death in Europe related to monkeypox outbreak
Announcement on Friday follows report hours earlier from Brazil of first such death outside Africa Spain has reported what is thought to be Europe’s first...
Ghana reports first cases of deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus
No treatment or vaccine exists for Marburg, which can spread from infected animals such as bats Two cases of the deadly Marburg virus have been...
Why are monkeypox cases suddenly emerging across the world and could the virus have mutated?
Data prior to current outbreaks suggested resurgence of the disease, with waning immunity from smallpox vaccination contributing to spread Follow our Australia news live blog...
Mozambique confirms first wild poliovirus case in 30 years
Case in child in Tete province follows detection of similar strain in Malawi in February, officials say Mozambique has identified its first case of wild...
Songs, tears and reunions: New Zealand welcomes back visitors as border reopens after two years
Vaccinated people from about 60 visa-waiver countries now able to enter as part of pandemic reopening plan Coronavirus – latest updates Māori songs, tearful embraces...
Covid cases rise in Shanghai as millions remain in lockdown
Daily case numbers are some of the largest seen in China since the virus was first detected in Wuhan Covid-19 cases in China’s largest city...
‘Africa must be self-sufficient’: John Nkengasong on learning the deadly lessons of pandemics
The outgoing director of Africa Centres for Disease Control has seen Ebola, Aids and now Covid – and warns complacency is dangerous The past five...
