The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is of particular concern to global health officials in part because the virus detected is a less common strain. The suspected ...

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Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the current outbreak. A health worker in the town of Mongbwalu, Democratic ...

The first half of 2026 has been marked by three different disease outbreaks: Ebola, hantavirus and, in Australia, diphtheria. Each has exposed vulnerabilities in how we detect, communicate and respond ...

STAY WITH US AS WE WORK TO LEARN MORE. NOW, ACCORDING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THERE ARE 27 NEW MEASLES CASES IN THE STATE SINCE FRIDAY. THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Passengers disembark the MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands. (Associated Press) The total number of ...