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Congo’s Ebola outbreak has most cases in first month of any African outbreak, WHO says

June 23, 2026 admin

A health worker in personal protective equipment stands near displaced people waiting for the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Congo’s Ebola outbreak has the largest number of…

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India-Africa Forum Summit postponed in wake of Ebola virus outbreak

May 21, 2026 admin

⁠India-Africa ⁠Forum Summit was scheduled to take place in New Delhi from May 28-31, 2026. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India and the ⁠African Union have ‌decided to ‌postpone ‌the ⁠India-Africa ⁠Forum Summit scheduled to be ‌held next week in ‌New Delhi, due to ⁠the “evolving health situation in parts of Africa”, the Ministry of…

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Congo announces three Ebola treatment centres in Ituri region amid outbreak

May 18, 2026 admin

A staff member of the CBCA Virunga Hospital checks a visitor’s temperature using a a contactless infrared thermometer, before allowing her access to the hospital in Goma on May 17, 2026. File | Photo Credit: AFP The Congolese Health Minister announced the opening of three treatment centres in the Ituri region in eastern Congo on…

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Chinese Scientists Create Mutant Ebola Virus In Lab That Causes Horrific Symptoms

May 24, 2024 admin

The lab-synthesized virus killed hamsters, said researchers. Scientists in China have engineered a virus using parts of the deadly Ebola to study the disease and its symptoms. A study detailing the experiment at Hebei Medical University has been published in Science Direct. Researchers noted in the study that they injected a group of hamsters with…

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