American contracted Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo, CDC says

A medical group says an American doctor tested positive after being exposed while treating patients.

Citing Ebola Outbreak, U.S. Restricts Entry From Congo, Uganda and South Sudan

The order is in effect for 30 days and does not apply to American citizens or U.S. service members.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Maggie Haberman

An American Has Tested Positive for the Deadly Ebola Virus - WSJ

An American Has Tested Positive for the Deadly Ebola Virus  WSJ

Why Congo’s Ebola outbreak is far more alarming than hantavirus

The world has been fixated on the wrong public health crisis.

By Leana Wen

US announces airport screenings for Ebola virus

Air travelers from outbreak-hit areas will undergo screening to help prevent the spread of Ebola. The US also announced it would temporarily suspend visa services for those regions.

‘It is heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return of Ebola

Residents of Ituri province fear spread of disease and economic impact of outbreak six years after the last “On public transport, in bars and at mass gatherings, everyone is talking about Ebola,” said Gloire Mumbesa, 38, a resident of Mongbwalu, a mining town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He said cases of the disease had been reported locally and panic was engulfing the area because of the lack of a vaccine for the Bundibudyo strain. “The fear is that this disease may spread to man...

By Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi and Prosper Heri Ngorora in Goma

This Ebola outbreak raises questions about when it all began -- and the U.S. response

The sheer number of cases and deaths are a sign that the outbreak might have been smoldering before the virus was identified.

By Jonathan Lambert

WHO chief ties funding cuts to Ebola, hantavirus outbreaks

Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and Ebola are tied to funding cuts to the WHO, the WHO chief and other UN leaders said.

US issues urgent travel warning as deadly Ebola outbreak spreads overseas

U.S. officials warn Americans against traveling to Congo's Ituri Province amid a deadly Ebola outbreak, raising the travel advisory to Level 4.

One American tests positive for Ebola virus amid outbreak in Congo and Uganda

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ‌Prevention confirmed on Monday that ​one American has tested ​positive for Ebola as part ​of their work in the Democratic ‌Republic of Congo.

WHO kicks off annual assembly amid Ebola, hantavirus, US withdrawal, funding cuts

The World Health Organization opened a meeting of global health ministers on Monday amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks and uncertainty over announced US and Argentinian withdrawals. While the rare hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that has gripped global attention is not officially on the agenda, it is expected to feature prominently in discussions, alongside the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The two outbreaks “are just the latest crises in...

By Agence France-Presse

Damage control over prevention: International health system 'closing gaps instead pushing forward'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Anne Moore, Professor of Biochemistry at University College Cork. She is warning about the seriousness of the latest Ebola outbreak linked to the rare Bundibugyo strain. While tests and vaccines exist for the Zaire strain, Professor Moore says “we don’t yet have proof that vaccines work against the current strain” and the tests have not yet been designed to detect Bundibugyo. Moore stressed that shrinking international funding is weakening the global resp...

By François PICARD

U.S. plans to move physicians exposed to rare Ebola virus to Germany

The government is also banning entry for people without U.S. passports who were recently in Congo, Uganda or South Sudan.

By Jaimy Lee

How funerals and botched tests allowed Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak to become a global health emergency

By the time new infections were confirmed, it was already one of the largest outbreaks on record

By Clement Bonnerot

Austria include Arnautovic in World Cup squad

Former West Ham and Stoke striker Marko Arnautovic is included in Austria's squad for their first appearance at a World Cup in 28 years.

Ebola virus outbreak: American doctor infected while treating patients in Congo

A rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain has infected an American doctor in the Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting the WHO to declare a public health emergency. The outbreak has spread to Uganda, with health experts citing delayed response due to initial misidentification of the virus. The US is enhancing screening and entry restrictions to prevent further spread.

By TOI WORLD DESK

US announces some airport screening for Ebola, one American infected

The CDC said it was also implementing entry restrictions on non-US passport holders if they had traveled to Uganda, DRC or South Sudan within the past 21 days.

US implements temporary travel restrictions to curb Ebola risk - The Straits Times

US implements temporary travel restrictions to curb Ebola risk  The Straits Times

Concerns 'excessive force' used against Congolese man

The Irish Network Against Racism says its very concerned that excessive force may have been used against a Congolese man who died following an alleged shoplifting incident in Dublin last week.

DRC Ebola outbreak: 'Nobody has a grip on the numbers,’ top expert warns

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed dozens and spread beyond the country’s borders, with Jean-Jacques Muyembe – the Congolese scientist who co-discovered the virus nearly 50 years ago – telling RFI that health authorities may have detected the epidemic too late and still do not know how far it has spread.

By RFI

Flawed tests and funerals allowed Ebola to spread undetected in Congo

By the time health officials confirmed new Ebola infections in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, the total number of suspected cases meant the outbreak was already one of the largest on record. A series of challenges and missteps delayed detection, two Congolese officials familiar with the response told Reuters, allowing the disease to spread undetected into rebel-held territory in the east and across the border to the capital of Uganda. Local funeral practices helped the virus ...

By none@none.com (Reuters)

CDC imposes travel restrictions from three African countries to stem Ebola

WHO: DRC Ebola outbreak is global emergency

There are no approved vaccines or treatments for this strain of the virus

By Peter Weber, The Week US

Health workers race to contain Congo's fast-spreading Ebola outbreak

There have been 105 suspected Ebola deaths and 393 suspected Ebola cases across nine health zones in Ituri province

By Reuters

WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises - Arab News

WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises  Arab News

US airports to screen for Ebola, one American infected

The United States said Monday it would introduce stricter airport screenings and temporary visa restrictions to prevent the spread of Ebola after an outbreak in Central Africa. Th...

WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises - Dhaka Tribune

WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises  Dhaka Tribune

US tightens Ebola screening as American contracts virus

The US is bolstering Ebola screening for travelers from outbreak-hit areas after an American contracted the virus. Learn about the new CDC measures. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-tightens-ebola-screening-as-american-contracts-virus/

By Punch Newspapers

US to screen for Ebola at airports, one American infected

The United States said Monday it is bolstering precautions to prevent the spread of Ebola, including screening air travelers from outbreak-hit areas and temporarily suspending visa services. The post US to screen for Ebola at airports, one American infected appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah

At least 100 deaths reported in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo as 6 Americans exposed

At least 100 deaths have been reported in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 390 cases suspected, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has told the BBC.

By Clara Seshie

Jakobsdóttir’s commission calls for a global climate health emergency - Iceland Monitor

Jakobsdóttir’s commission calls for a global climate health emergency  Iceland Monitor

Rwanda on alert as Ebola outbreak is declared global emergency| The New Times - The New Times

Rwanda on alert as Ebola outbreak is declared global emergency| The New Times  The New Times

Ebola in DRC: International health alert, first case in zone M23 - Seneweb

Ebola in DRC: International health alert, first case in zone M23  Seneweb

American who contracted Ebola in DR Congo evacuated for treatment, CDC says - One News Page

American who contracted Ebola in DR Congo evacuated for treatment, CDC says  One News Page