A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo an international emergency, top global disease transmission experts stressed that the chances of another global pandemic similar to the 2019 coronavirus emergency are increasing all the time.
Ebola outbreak follows hunger and displacement crisis in DR Congo
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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
How has hantavirus been transmitted? Boat Outbreak Visual Explanation
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
Breaking news on the hantavirus outbreak, live | Italy monitors four people for possible contact with a person who died from hantavirus
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)
Viruses know no boundaries
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
The class politics of modern outbreaks
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
Scientists used electricity on coffee and discovered what makes it taste good
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
Why we need non-military tools to keep Americans safe and secure
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