Facing a fast-moving Ebola outbreak caused by a rare strain of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) is relying on a rapid, community-centred response to halt transmission in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, a senior official has told UN News.
Ebola outbreak: ‘Every epidemic begins in a community and ends in a community’
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Mon 15:46 - France 24
Inside the science of hantavirus transmission: 'Virus not known for human-to-human transmission'
Wed 11:26 - El Pais
This is the Andes virus, the only hantavirus strain that is transmitted from person to person
Thu 03:30 - El Pais
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Thu 13:31 - El Mundo (ES)
How did hantavirus get on the ship? Experts are betting on the hypothesis that the virus "came" on board
Thu 13:35 - El Pais
A 2018 outbreak on a birthday with 11 deaths shows that the Andean hantavirus is not only transmitted by close contact
Thu 20:59 - El Mundo (ES)
The eight confirmed cases of hantavirus show that very close contact is not necessary for contagion
Fri 03:30 - El Pais
Gustavo Palacios, hantavirus expert from the Andes: “This pathogen is more virulent and there can be chain infections”
Fri 09:27 - ANSA Mondo
KLM flight attendant tested negative for hantavirus
Fri 14:00 - El Mundo (ES)
Isolation with negative pressure and tests every 24 hours: this is the protocol for action in the event of suspected cases of hantavirus, such as the one detected in Alicante
Fri 20:51 - El Mundo (ES)
The suspicious case in Alicante threatens the hantavirus siege
Sat 10:55 - El Mundo (ES)
The Catalan woman who had contact with the Dutch woman who died from hantavirus is admitted asymptomatic to the Hospital Clínic
Sat 13:49 - El Pais
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Sat 15:52 - Die Zeit Newsfeed
Hantavirus: What makes the virus dangerous – and how much concern is justified
Sat 20:47 - El Mundo (ES)
The epic of the Repettos, the first confined by the hantavirus in Tristan da Acuña and Santa Elena, the islands of eternal confinement
Mon 10:31 - DW All
Endemic, epidemic, pandemic: What's the difference?
Mon 10:31 - DW Top
Endemic, epidemic, pandemic: What's the difference?
Mon 13:38 - La Libre (BE)
Why hantavirus is “not a new Covid”, according to experts
Mon 13:44 - DW All
Hantavirus: How it differs from COVID
Mon 13:44 - DW Top
Hantavirus: How it differs from COVID
Mon 22:01 - The Hill
Hantavirus outbreak: Who is most at risk of catching the deadly virus?
Tue 04:04 - Aftenposten (NO)
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Tue 04:35 - La Libre (BE)
Symptoms, transmission, quarantine, risk of epidemic…: ten things to know about hantavirus
Tue 04:40 - Le Figaro
A year ago, the hantavirus already caused the death of Gene Hackman's wife
Tue 06:03 - SVT Nyheter (SE)
Government: Hantavirus will not cause a new pandemic
Tue 09:35 - BBC Headlines
No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, says UN health agency
Tue 09:53 - France 24
How France works to beat the hantavirus chain of transmission
Tue 10:31 - Le Figaro
Where does the word “hantavirus” come from?
Tue 10:43 - DW All
'Work not over,' says WHO after hantavirus evacuation
Tue 10:43 - DW Top
'Work not over,' says WHO after hantavirus evacuation
Tue 11:59 - Euronews
'Smear campaign': Ushuaia rejects claims it was ground zero for Hantavirus outbreak
Tue 12:49 - The Hill
Hantavirus and COVID: How are they different?
Tue 13:52 - Al Jazeera English
Why the hantavirus outbreak is different from COVID-19
Tue 20:12 - France 24
Covid-era conspiracy theories accuse Bill Gates of ‘creating’ hantavirus outbreak
Wed 09:41 - France 24
Hantavirus: How was ‘patient zero’ infected?
Wed 09:42 - France 24
France intensifies hantavirus surveillance as 22 contact cases identified
Wed 09:51 - Al Jazeera English
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Wed 12:33 - Euronews
Is there a hantavirus vaccine? Scientists race to develop one for new strain
Wed 13:24 - France 24
Fabled Argentine city Ushuaia tries to shrug off hantavirus suspicions
Wed 13:49 - Euronews
Hantavirus outbreak drives EU push for tighter cross-border health coordination
Wed 14:07 - The Telegraph
Scientists say rat virus is mutating - but no critical changes yet
Fri 08:12 - DW All
Ebola outbreak confirmed in DR Congo: African health agency
Fri 08:12 - DW Top
Ebola outbreak confirmed in DR Congo: African health agency
Fri 10:00 - Fox News
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Fri 12:03 - Al Jazeera English
Health officials raise alarm over new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Fri 14:05 - Euronews
What we know about Congo's new Ebola outbreak
Fri 15:05 - Sky News (UK)
New Ebola outbreak 'kills 80' in Democratic Republic of Congo
Fri 15:05 - Sky News (UK)
'I'm on panic mode', says health official as Ebola outbreak declared global emergency
Fri 20:48 - France 24
New Ebola outbreak hits DR Congo
Sat 01:12 - Fox News
New Ebola outbreak leaves 65 dead as officials warn of cross-border spread
Sat 04:58 - Al Jazeera English
Outbreak of rare strain of Ebola claims at least 65 lives in DR Congo
Sat 15:02 - France 24
No vaccine for new highly lethal Ebola outbreak, DR Congo warns, as death toll hits 80
Sun 02:16 - Bloomberg (Google)
WHO Declares Congo Ebola Outbreak Global Health Emergency - Bloomberg.com
Sun 02:55 - BBC Headlines
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo a global health emergency
Sun 03:47 - The Telegraph
Ebola may have been spreading undetected for three weeks as death toll climbs to 88
Sun 04:06 - DW All
WHO declares international emergency over Ebola outbreak
Sun 04:06 - DW Top
WHO declares international emergency over Ebola outbreak
Sun 06:44 - Fox News
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Central Africa a public health emergency after 80 suspected deaths
Sun 06:55 - Al Jazeera English
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, Uganda a global health emergency
Sun 07:00 - Euronews
Ebola outbreak is a global health emergency, WHO says
Sun 08:39 - France 24
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
Sun 08:44 - Politico EU
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak
Sun 09:23 - France 24
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Sun 11:21 - Al Jazeera English
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda a global emergency: What to know
Sun 12:00 - UN News Africa
Ebola outbreak in Central Africa declared a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’
Sun 12:47 - Al Jazeera English
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC a global health emergency
Sun 13:31 - BBC Headlines
How worrying is the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo?
Sun 14:22 - France 24
Ebola: WHO warns about risk of spread in DR Congo and Uganda
Sun 14:48 - France 24
Ebola outbreak declared health emergency in DR Congo and Uganda
Sun 14:53 - France 24
WHO declares emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo
Sun 16:09 - Al Jazeera English
DRC faces deadly Ebola resurgence amid worsening humanitarian crisis
Sun 19:52 - Al Jazeera English
Will the latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda spread further?
Sun 20:09 - Al Jazeera English
DRC struggling to contain Ebola outbreak as cases spread
Sun 23:52 - Washington Examiner
‘Small number of Americans’ affected by Ebola outbreak in Congo: CDC
Mon 04:58 - Al Jazeera English
Uganda responds with emergency measures to Ebola outbreak
Mon 06:31 - DW All
Ebola in Africa is a constant threat: Symptoms, treatment and vaccines
Mon 06:31 - DW Top
Ebola in Africa is a constant threat: Symptoms, treatment and vaccines
Mon 06:31 - DW All
Ebola in Africa: Why it's a constant threat
Mon 06:31 - DW Top
Ebola in Africa: Why it's a constant threat
Mon 09:56 - France 24
DR Congo takes emergency measures to contain new Ebola outbreak
Mon 10:46 - BBC Headlines
At least six Americans exposed to Ebola during DR Congo outbreak
Mon 11:00 - Washington Examiner
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Mon 12:00 - UN News All
Ebola outbreak follows hunger and displacement crisis in DR Congo
Mon 14:32 - France 24
What we know about the deadly new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Mon 15:04 - The Telegraph
Officials mull military quarantine for Americans exposed to Ebola in DRC outbreak
Mon 15:24 - France 24
Ebola: DR Congo outbreak a global health emergency, says WHO
Mon 19:09 - The Telegraph
Ebola outbreak: How is the virus transmitted, what are the symptoms, and can it be treated?
Mon 21:29 - France 24
DRC Ebola outbreak 'way bigger that what we see now', virologist says
Mon 22:40 - PBS Newshour
Doctor who survived Ebola shares concerns about latest outbreak in Central Africa
Mon 23:52 - France 24
US tightens Ebola precautions as outbreak declared international emergency
Tue 03:10 - Al Jazeera English
WHO responding to ‘complex, difficult’ Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Tue 09:01 - Sky News (UK)
Fourth meningitis outbreak case confirmed in junior school pupil
Tue 09:08 - Euronews
Congo Ebola outbreak: WHO ‘deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic’
Tue 09:45 - The Telegraph
WHO chief ‘deeply concerned’ as Ebola death toll rises and cases soar
Tue 10:05 - Al Jazeera English
WHO to hold emergency committee meeting as Ebola death toll rises to 131
Tue 10:11 - France 24
At least 131 dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
Tue 10:15 - BBC Headlines
Ebola may be spreading faster than first thought, WHO doctor warns
Tue 10:27 - France 24
Rd Congo sounds alarm over Ebola outbreak
Tue 10:48 - DW All
Suspected Ebola deaths in DRC outbreak reach 131, WHO concerned by 'scale and speed' of spread
Tue 10:48 - DW Top
Suspected Ebola deaths in DRC outbreak reach 131, WHO concerned by 'scale and speed' of spread
Tue 10:48 - DW Top
WHO concerned by 'scale and speed' of Ebola spread in DRC
Tue 10:48 - DW All
WHO concerned by 'scale and speed' of Ebola spread in DRC
Tue 12:00 - UN News All
DRC Ebola outbreak: hundreds of suspected cases, no vaccine
Tue 13:17 - France 24
Funding and Ebola epidemic loom over WHO's annual summit
Tue 13:19 - France 24
WHO worried about 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak
Tue 16:31 - Fox News
WHO head 'deeply concerned' over 'scale and speed' of Ebola spread, says emergency committee will meet
Tue 20:34 - France 24
Latest Ebola outbreak tough to tackle
Wed 04:58 - Al Jazeera English
Fear grips eastern DR Congo amid deadly Ebola outbreak
Wed 08:41 - France 24
Race to contain ebola outbreak in war-torn DRC where weak infrastructure hampers response
Wed 09:38 - Sky News (UK)
Suspected Ebola cases reach 600 and more expected - WHO
Wed 10:08 - France 24
WHO says risk of global Ebola spread is low, but high at national, regional levels
Wed 11:01 - France 24
WHO evaluates vaccines as efforts ramp up to control Ebola outbreak
Wed 12:00 - UN News All
Ebola risk is high inside DR Congo but it’s no pandemic emergency: WHO
Wed 12:00 - UN News Africa
Ebola outbreak: ‘Every epidemic begins in a community and ends in a community’
Wed 12:28 - Al Jazeera English
Why Ebola keeps returning to DRC: A heartbreaking human toll
Wed 12:45 - France 24
Ebola in DR Congo: 'This could be a very bad outbreak,' MSF health worker says
Wed 13:09 - Al Jazeera English
WHO says 600 suspected cases, 139 deaths in growing Ebola outbreak
Wed 13:43 - The Telegraph
DRC’s Ebola outbreak could be twice as large as reported
Wed 13:52 - BBC Headlines
More die of suspected Ebola as WHO warns that numbers will rise further
Wed 21:50 - France 24
Congo's Ebola responders decry lack of supplies
Wed 21:58 - Sky News (UK)
UK to provide up to £20m funding for fight against Ebola outbreak in Africa
Wed 23:20 - The Hill
WHO chief fires back at Rubio over Ebola comments