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Ebola
33 days ago
Protesters set a hospital on fire in the Democratic of Congo, as authorities struggle to contain an Ebola outbreak.
Ebola tensions rise as treatment centre torched in DR Congo’s Ituri ⊖
Residents in DRC torch facility over burial disputes, spotlighting challenges in tackling Ebola outbreak.
Ebola: US ban on travellers from DRC, Uganda or South Sudan ‘not the solution’ ⊖⊖
Africa CDC says restrictions could increase public health risks and highlight ‘deeper structural injustice’ in global health
A US travel ban for people coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
34 days ago
India-Africa summit postponed as Ebola spreads to M23-held DR Congo area ⊖
Efforts to stop the latest outbreak of the deadly disease have been hampered by armed conflict in eastern DR Congo.
Passenger from Congo boards flight ‘in error’, prompting diversion to Canada amid Ebola outbreak ○
Air France flight en route to Detroit, Michigan, landed in Montreal after virus-related travel restrictions
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US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say ⊖
Hundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceled
A previously undetected outbreak of Ebola is coursing through parts of central Africa, and th…
Ebola outbreak: When will a vaccine be developed for the new strain? ⊖
The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has a fatality rate of up to 50 percent and no approved vaccine as yet.
What Ebola and hantavirus are revealing about America’s public health system ⊖
Public health experts say neither virus poses an immediate threat to most Americans. But the trust deficit the viruses are exposing could be catastrophic when crisis arrives.
Hard hats, AI and a fake pandemic: the group of former world leaders practising to save the world ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
With uncanny timing amid hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks, a group set up by Nelson Mandela known as The Elders, met in Kenya to model a health emergency – and found much still needs to be done
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DR Congo cancel World Cup training camp in Kinshasa over Ebola outbreak ⊖
DRC's public sendoff in the capital was also cancelled before their departure for the FIFA World Cup.