Diseases

Transport of dead bodies within Congo risks further Ebola spread, UN agency warns

More than 2,000 Ebola cases and 700 deaths have been recorded in Congo and neighbouring Uganda as of July 14.

Taco Bell to stop using lettuce linked to parasitic contamination

The US authorities are investigating an outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Uganda discharges last Ebola patient, starts countdown to be declared virus-free

The wider outbreak has caused 2,011 confirmed cases of infection and 754 confirmed deaths in the DRC as of July 15.

New Zealand detects first H5N1 bird flu case, starts vaccination of endangered species

US examines produce items including lettuce amid cyclosporiasis outbreak

The US Food and Drug Administration is collecting information from sick people on the foods they ate in the weeks before they became ill.

What to know about the US outbreak of cyclosporiasis intestinal illness

1,645 cases of an intestinal infection from the cyclospora parasite have been confirmed.

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US gripped by major outbreak of intestinal infections

Australia confirms first H5N1 bird flu case in local seabird

Laboratory testing by Australia’s national science agency confirmed the case in a greater crested tern found in the South Australian coastal town of Robe.

Parasite causing severe diarrhoea spreads in US Midwest, NYC

Cyclosporiasis can cause frequent watery diarrhoea for a few days or even months, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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