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UPDATE 1-Britain gets experimental drug from Japan to bolster hantavirus response
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (440+ words) Devdiscourse UPDATE 1-Britain gets experimental drug from Japan to bolster hantavirus response Britain has received supplies of the antiviral drug favipiravir from Japan as part of its response to a deadly hantavirus outbreak linked to the Hondius cruise liner, the…...
Op-Ed: How West Africa is winning the fight against pesticide resistance in Africa
40+ min ago (379+ words) By Mr Ibrahim Traor, Regional Coordinator for West Central Africa, Crop Life Africa Middle East, And Mr Tt Awokou, President, Regional Programme for Integrated Cotton Production in Africa (PR-PICA) In parts of West Africa, cotton farmers have started to notice…...
Ebola death toll in DR Congo rises to 131
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (376+ words) At least 131 people have died in the latest Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with health officials reporting more than 513 suspected cases as fears grow over possible regional spread. The outbreak, centred in Ituri province, has prompted…...
WHO Declares Global Emergency As Ebola Ravages Eastern Congo
59+ min ago (356+ words) A lethal Ebola resurgence in Congo's volatile Ituri region triggers a WHO global health emergency and an urgent deployment of treatment centers. A rapidly accelerating and highly lethal Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a desperate…...
131 Dead, hundreds infected in escalating Ebola outbreak
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (550+ words) At least 131 people have died in the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, as health authorities warned that the deadly virus is spreading into new areas amid growing fears of a wider regional health emergency. Officials…...
Doctor who survived Ebola shares concerns about new outbreak
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (84+ words) WVIA Public Media Doctor who survived Ebola shares concerns about new outbreak Health officials are racing to contain a rapidly expanding outbreak of Ebola in Africa. At least 116 suspected deaths and more than 300 other cases have been reported in the…...
Scientists lay first traps in bid to see if hantavirus is present in Argentine region
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (344+ words) Scientists set mouse traps in the forest near Ushuaia, Argentina on May 18. Published'May 19, 2026, 09: 05 AM USHUAIA, Argentina " Scientists attempting to determine whether or not hantavirus is present in Argentina's Ushuaia on May 18 laid the very first traps to catch rodents potentially…...
DRC reports 118 suspected Ebola deaths as epidemic spreads
4+ hour ago (400+ words) May 19 (UPI) -- At least 118 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died of suspected Ebola infections, according to Congolese health officials, who said the outbreak is spreading. The suspected death toll was announced by DRC government spokesman Patrick Muyaya…...
At least 100 dead in Ebola outbreak
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (150+ words) Article text size: This control adjusts article text size. For broader accessibility options, please use your browser or device text scaling settings. At least 100 deaths have been reported in the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo, with an…...
Ebola spreads beyond Congo as deaths hit 118 and cases emerge in Uganda
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (232+ words) The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading into new regions and across borders, raising fears of a wider health crisis after the death toll climbed to 118. Health authorities say more than 390 suspected infections have now been…...