outbreak

UK salmonella outbreak leaves one dead and hundreds ill

A person has died and hundreds have fallen ill with salmonella food poisoning in an outbreak that UK experts believe…

2 months ago

One dead and hundreds ill in UK salmonella outbreak

Symptoms include stomach cramps, diarrhoea, vomiting or fever. These usually develop between 12 and 72 hours after becoming infected.Anyone who…

2 months ago

Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in DR Congo’s history

According to local authorities, the disease has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the 2,299 deaths recorded in the DRC’s 2018-2020 outbreak,…

2 months ago

New Ebola vaccine trial launches as outbreak spreads in DR Congo

Key points3,748 cases, including 1,657 deaths and 708 recoveries, as of 1 August, according to WHOWhile Ebola vaccines exist, trials…

2 months ago

DR Congo: New centre opens at heart of record Ebola outbreak

Why it mattersAs of 30 July, reports indicate a total of 3,605 confirmed cases, including 1,587 deaths, since the outbreak…

2 months ago

WHO warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as Uganda reaches milestone

Addressing reporters in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the two month-old outbreak has continued to expand despite major…

3 months ago

‘This is a fire’: DRC Ebola outbreak is fastest-growing ever, warns WHO

Why this mattersThird-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded.Most new infections come from unknown transmission chains.Virus has spread beyond the original outbreak…

3 months ago

New cholera outbreak alert for Sudan’s war-weary communities

“Cholera is back and it’s affecting several states, mainly in the western part of the country, the Darfurs and the Kordofans,”…

3 months ago

WHO declares Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship is over

On Thursday, the WHO said more than 650 contacts had been identified and followed up by authorities in 33 countries…

3 months ago

Lives at risk in DR Congo as Ebola outbreak continues to outpace response

At a media briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said more than a month into the outbreak, frontline responders have…

3 months ago