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Bird flu 'tsunami' set to cause Aussie wildlife carnage

Bird flu 'tsunami' set to cause Aussie wildlife carnage

A "doom list" classes one in five Australian mammal and bird species as facing extreme risk from the deadly H5N1 virus as authorities race to vaccinate animals.

WHO wants probe into possible Ebola mutation

WHO wants probe into possible Ebola mutation

WHO wants probe into possible Ebola mutation

WHO wants probe into possible Ebola mutation

The World Health Organisation will probe whether a mutation of the Ebola virus has occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Fears for Australian sea lions as bird flu cases grow

Fears for Australian sea lions as bird flu cases grow

Fears for Australian sea lions as bird flu cases grow

Fears for Australian sea lions as bird flu cases grow

Experts are warning Australia's sea lion population could face major losses after a pup's death as cases continue to mount from a national bird flu outbreak.

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Shocking number of Aussie birds face 'extreme' flu risk

Shocking number of Aussie birds face 'extreme' flu risk

Wildlife advocates are calling for an urgent $200 million spend to protect birds and mammals from a devastating virus, with hundreds of species at risk.

'Grim news': Penguin alert as bird flu outbreak worsens

'Grim news': Penguin alert as bird flu outbreak worsens

The escalating bird flu crisis could wipe out almost half of a penguin colony in Victoria, as authorities scramble to limit the outbreak's impact on wildlife.

Dr Fauci faces contentious US Senate hearing on COVID

Dr Fauci faces contentious US Senate hearing on COVID

Former top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment at a Senate hearing into his handling of the COVID pandemic.

Seabird negative for bird flu, quarantine centre grows

Seabird negative for bird flu, quarantine centre grows

Fears Australia's bird flu outbreak had spread to a fourth state have been allayed after a petrel suspected of carrying a deadly strain tested negative.

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Death toll in DR Congo reaches 600 as Ebola spreads

Death toll in DR Congo reaches 600 as Ebola spreads

Death toll in DR Congo reaches 600 as Ebola spreads

Death toll in DR Congo reaches 600 as Ebola spreads

New suspected Ebola cases have been reported in previously unaffected parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the government.

Trial for Bundibugyo Ebola treatment starts in DR Congo

Trial for Bundibugyo Ebola treatment starts in DR Congo

Trial for Bundibugyo Ebola treatment starts in DR Congo

Trial for Bundibugyo Ebola treatment starts in DR Congo

Clinical testing of two antiviral therapy approaches against Ebola is beginning in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organisation says.

France says doctor returned from DR Congo has Ebola

France says doctor returned from DR Congo has Ebola

France says doctor returned from DR Congo has Ebola

France says doctor returned from DR Congo has Ebola

The World Health Organisation has urged calm after France reported a case of Ebola in a doctor who had ‌returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

At least 30 deaths at Congo camp show Ebola spreading

At least 30 deaths at Congo camp show Ebola spreading

At least 30 deaths at Congo camp show Ebola spreading

At least 30 deaths at Congo camp show Ebola spreading

Officials warn the fact at least 30 people have died at a displacement camp in northeastern Congo suggests an Ebola outbreak may be spreading fast.

Suspected killer bird flu found on Australian mainland

Suspected killer bird flu found on Australian mainland

Suspected killer bird flu found on Australian mainland

Suspected killer bird flu found on Australian mainland

A single suspected case of bird flu has triggered fears a deadly strain that has killed millions of animals worldwide has reached the Australian mainland.

Group 'remove' woman, child from DR Congo Ebola clinic

Group 'remove' woman, child from DR Congo Ebola clinic

Group 'remove' woman, child from DR Congo Ebola clinic

Group 'remove' woman, child from DR Congo Ebola clinic

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say an armed group has removed a woman and her daughter from an Ebola health centre in the country's east.

Almost 140 dead as Ebola outbreak spreads in Congo

Almost 140 dead as Ebola outbreak spreads in Congo

Almost 140 dead as Ebola outbreak spreads in Congo

Almost 140 dead as Ebola outbreak spreads in Congo

Congo has reported 689 confirmed cases of Ebola and 136 deaths in an outbreak that has also spread to neighbouring Uganda, which has reported 19 cases.

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Climate concerns after worst dengue season in years

A conference has discussed multi-pronged responses to curtailing a debilitating mosquito-borne disease after an outbreak of over 20,000 cases.

Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to new health zones

Africa's Centre for Disease Control is concerned about the low number of contacts of Ebola patients in Congo that have been identified and traced.

Shortages stall Ebola testing in three DR Congo labs

The World Health Organisation says three laboratories in the Democratic Republic of Congo ‌have run out of supplies to test for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola.

DR Congo warns of 'rapid' community spread of Ebola

The ‌World Health Organisation chief has announced a $US518 million six-month plan to fight Ebola, ‌voicing ‌optimism ⁠the outbreak can be contained.

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Ebola testing improving amid Congo violence: WHO chief

The World Health Organisation chief says Congo's Ebola outbreak had a head start but testing is improving, even as violence plagues the region.

WHO chief says five Ebola cases have recovered

WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says while there's no vaccine or treatment for Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus, it can be survived with medical care.

WHO chief urges safe burials in visit to DR Congo

The head of the World Health Organisation is visiting the centre of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as Brazil probes a suspected case.

WHO reports 906 suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo

The head of the World Health Organisation is travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congo to oversee efforts to battle an outbreak of Ebola.

Uganda closes border with DR Congo to curb Ebola spread

Ugandan authorities have ordered the closure of the border with the Democratic Republic ‌of Congo as cases surge there of a rare type of Ebola.

Fast-moving Ebola outpacing response efforts: WHO chief

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ‌says a delay in ‌detecting ⁠Ebola cases means responders are "playing catch-up".

Congo reports more than 200 suspected Ebola deaths

More than 200 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died from Ebola, as authorities battle to control the outbreak, with nearly 900 cases reported.

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