As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to eating wild animals
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The vendors of wild meat at the sprawling Masina Market in the Congolese capital…
Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of a rare Ebola type surge
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of the border with Congo “with immediate…
Rare Ebola type spreads in eastern Congo and healthcare workers say they are underprepared
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in…
World Health Organization raises alarm over Ebola variant in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The World Health Organization director-general openly worried Tuesday over the “scale and speed” of…
Cruise industry expects no impact from hantavirus outbreak on ship
Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they’re unlikely to dim the…
Congo’s Ebola outbreak declared global health emergency
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus…
Deaths reported in Congo’s new Ebola outbreak reach 80
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo’s new Ebola disease outbreak in…
British cruise ship with 1,700 on board hit by illness, no hantavirus link
PARIS (AP) — Over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship were ordered to remain on…
Experts question CDC’s response to cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
NEW YORK (AP) — No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No televised news conference to inform the public.…
What to know about the suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing an outbreak aboard a cruise ship that…
India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak
NEW DELHI — Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in…
India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases…