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Ebola risk is high in DR Congo, but it is not a pandemic emergency: WHO

In an update on the rapidly evolving situation in eastern DRC, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that in addition to the several dozen confirmed cases of infection, there almost 600 suspected cases of Ebola Bundibugyo virus and 139 suspected deaths. “We expect these numbers to continue…

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WHO meeting opens in shadow of Ebola, hantavirus and funding cuts

Health ministers and diplomats are in Geneva for the 79th World Health Assembly – a week of talks on key topics such as pandemic preparedness, health financing and how to manage public health across borders to save the most lives.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus used the opening session to argue…

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DRC Ebola outbreak: hundreds of suspected cases, no vaccine

WHO’s representative in the DRC, Dr. Anne Ancia, told reporters in Geneva that there are more than 500 suspected cases, including 130 suspected deaths, but that only 30 cases have been confirmed in the country so far.The agency is working closely with authorities and is rushing more test kits to…

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