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Health authorities across Africa have confirmed a new Ebola virus disease outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, raising fresh alarms over cross-border transmission risks as regional governments scramble to contain the spread. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) announced the outbreak on Friday, confirming it had struck Ituri…
Spain has insisted it took every necessary precaution to prevent the spread of hantavirus from a cruise ship at the centre of an international health alert, even as authorities in France and the United States confirmed positive cases among evacuated passengers. The Spanish health ministry said in a statement that “from the start, all…
Passengers aboard the MV Hondius are now observing strict health protocols similar to those seen during the COVID 19 pandemic as international health authorities investigate a rare hantavirus outbreak linked to multiple deaths on the vessel. The outbreak has drawn global attention after three passengers died and several others fell ill during the ship’s Atlantic…
Three passengers are dead, and one remains in intensive care following a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius. The vessel was travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde when a rare respiratory illness began to spread among those on board. World Health Organisation officials confirmed one case of the rodent-borne virus, while five other passengers…
Health authorities in Cross River State have confirmed a new case of COVID-19, marking the first officially reported infection in the state since 2022. The patient, a 53-year-old Chinese national employed in Akamkpa Local Government Area, is currently receiving care at a state isolation and treatment centre. Officials report that the patient is responding well…
A major six-year study has warned that Lassa fever is being dangerously underdiagnosed, with a “substantial number” of infections slipping through routine clinical screening. The PREPARE study, led by the University of North Carolina and published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, found that 11% of patients admitted with general fevers in Liberia actually had Lassa…