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Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda: CDC to Screen US Travelers

World

8 Oct, 2024

Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda: CDC to Screen US Travelers


Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, travelers coming into the United States who have been in Rwanda in...

Rwanda Starts Marburg Virus Vaccine Trials as Outbreak Kills 12

World

7 Oct, 2024

Rwanda Starts Marburg Virus Vaccine Trials as Outbreak Kills 12


Rwanda is facing its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly contagious and often deadly hemorrhagic fever. The outbreak,...

Rwanda's Marburg Outbreak: A Race to Develop Vaccines Before It's Too Late

World

7 Oct, 2024

Rwanda's Marburg Outbreak: A Race to Develop Vaccines Before It's Too Late


The deadly Marburg virus recently surfaced in an explosive outbreak for the first time in Rwanda, where the Ministry of...

Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda: What You Need to Know About the Deadly Hemorrhagic Fever

World

6 Oct, 2024

Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda: What You Need to Know About the Deadly Hemorrhagic Fever


Rwanda is facing its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a rare but deadly hemorrhagic fever that has claimed the...

Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda: 11 Deaths, Vaccine Trials Imminent

World

3 Oct, 2024

Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda: 11 Deaths, Vaccine Trials Imminent


Researchers are in a race against time to deploy vaccines and treatments against a deadly virus that has exploded in...

Mpox Vaccine Delays in Africa Fuel Outrage Over Inequality: 'It's Deja Vu'

World

1 Sep, 2024

Mpox Vaccine Delays in Africa Fuel Outrage Over Inequality: 'It's Deja Vu'


The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been at the epicenter of an outbreak of a new variant of...

Boar's Head Deli Meat Recall: Mold, Insects, and Blood Puddles Found in Plant Linked to Deadly Listeria Outbreak

World

30 Aug, 2024

Boar's Head Deli Meat Recall: Mold, Insects, and Blood Puddles Found in Plant Linked to Deadly Listeria Outbreak


A Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations, including...

E. coli Outbreak Shuts Down Daycare in Blackfalds, Alberta: Health Officials Investigating

World

29 Aug, 2024

E. coli Outbreak Shuts Down Daycare in Blackfalds, Alberta: Health Officials Investigating


A daycare in central Alberta has been temporarily shut down due to an E. coli outbreak. Alberta Health Services is...

Mpox Outbreak in Africa: A Forgotten Crisis Emerges

World

19 Aug, 2024

Mpox Outbreak in Africa: A Forgotten Crisis Emerges


It’s easy to forget about public threats that are no longer in the headlines, but when it comes to health,...

Bluetongue Virus Outbreak Spreads Across Europe: What You Need to Know

World

19 Aug, 2024

Bluetongue Virus Outbreak Spreads Across Europe: What You Need to Know


Cases of bluetongue, a viral disease affecting sheep and cows, have surged in the Netherlands, France, and Germany in recent...

Africa Declares Mpox a Continental Emergency: What You Need to Know

World

9 Aug, 2024

Africa Declares Mpox a Continental Emergency: What You Need to Know


The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said the agency is likely to declare...

Hepatitis A Outbreak in Cumbernauld: What You Need to Know

Health

9 Aug, 2024

Hepatitis A Outbreak in Cumbernauld: What You Need to Know


Public health officials in Scotland are investigating a small number of cases of hepatitis A in North Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire...

WHO Calls Emergency Meeting on Mpox Outbreak in Africa: Is It a Global Emergency?

World

8 Aug, 2024

WHO Calls Emergency Meeting on Mpox Outbreak in Africa: Is It a Global Emergency?


The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening an emergency meeting to assess the threat from a complex mpox situation in...

Scabies Outbreak Spreads Across Four NSW Hospitals: Health Officials Urge Residents to Monitor Symptoms

Health

7 Aug, 2024

Scabies Outbreak Spreads Across Four NSW Hospitals: Health Officials Urge Residents to Monitor Symptoms


A scabies outbreak ravaging four NSW hospitals has blown out, as health officials assure residents they are “working hard to...

FDA Issues Warning: Don't Eat These Oysters From Maine - They Could Be Contaminated

Health

3 Aug, 2024

FDA Issues Warning: Don't Eat These Oysters From Maine - They Could Be Contaminated


The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumers and food retailers not to eat or sell...

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