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Meningococcal patient in critical condition

Meningococcal patient in critical condition

Health authorities are tracing close contacts with a young adult on life support after being diagnosed with invasive meningococcal disease.

Nigeria Ebola patient, spouse arrive at Swiss hospitals

Nigeria Ebola patient, spouse arrive at Swiss hospitals

Nigeria Ebola patient, spouse arrive at Swiss hospitals

Nigeria Ebola patient, spouse arrive at Swiss hospitals

A woman infected with the Ebola virus and her husband have been flown from Nigeria ‌to hospitals in Switzerland, authorities say.

Ebola cases in Kenya rise as health workers infected

Ebola cases in Kenya rise as health workers infected

Ebola cases in Kenya rise as health workers infected

Ebola cases in Kenya rise as health workers infected

Kenya has confirmed four new cases of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus, including three health workers who treated the country's first patient.

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Russia says no plague, locals play down scare

Russia says no plague, locals play down scare

Russian health officials state comprehensive tests have revealed no evidence of plague after a lab worker died in Siberia, as locals ditch their face masks.

Climate change raises major disease risks for Australia

Climate change raises major disease risks for Australia

Disease-carrying mosquitoes thrive in warmer temperatures, raising concerns over the impacts of climate change and what it means for Australia's tropics.

Ebola response must be scaled up, says WHO

Ebola response must be scaled up, says WHO

Congo's Ebola epidemic poses a threat to its neighbours and the region as a whole, says WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

More than 6000 people infected with Ebola in DR Congo

More than 6000 people infected with Ebola in DR Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo ‌authorities report that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6000 cases with 2911 deaths.

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Congo's Ebola death rate nears 50 per cent, 5000 cases

Congo's Ebola death rate nears 50 per cent, 5000 cases

Congo's Ebola death rate nears 50 per cent, 5000 cases

Congo's Ebola death rate nears 50 per cent, 5000 cases

New figures show since May, 2378 people have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo with a case fatality rate of 47.4 per cent.

DR Congo Ebola outbreak deadliest in country's history

DR Congo Ebola outbreak deadliest in country's history

DR Congo Ebola outbreak deadliest in country's history

DR Congo Ebola outbreak deadliest in country's history

The death toll in DR Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has surpassed the 2299 recorded in 2018-2020, which was previously the African country's worst on record.

DR Congo reports Ebola death in new province

DR Congo reports Ebola death in new province

DR Congo reports Ebola death in new province

DR Congo reports Ebola death in new province

Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province, with a death recorded in Bas-Uele.

Ebola toll passes 2000, cases rise to 4449 in DR Congo

Ebola toll passes 2000, cases rise to 4449 in DR Congo

Ebola toll passes 2000, cases rise to 4449 in DR Congo

Ebola toll passes 2000, cases rise to 4449 in DR Congo

The ‌number ‌of confirmed Ebola cases ‌in ‌the ⁠Democratic Republic of Congo ⁠has increased ‌to 4449, including 2061 deaths, data shows.

Bird flu 'tsunami' set to cause Aussie wildlife carnage

Bird flu 'tsunami' set to cause Aussie wildlife carnage

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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