Infectious diseases

Ebola deaths in Congo top 100 as armed groups hinder response

Health workers dress up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Center, one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Health experts to screen US wastewater for disease outbreaks during World Cup

FILE PHOTO: Temporary pipes divert sewage into the C&O Canal in order to repair the Potomac Interceptor, a six-foot-wide wastewater pipe, in Cabin John, Maryland, U.S., February 18, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

2 Singapore residents who were on board hantavirus-hit cruise ship complete quarantine

The two residents had been isolated at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) after their return.

German hospital discharges US man cured of Ebola infection

The Charite public hospital in Berlin said the man and his five family members who had all been in quarantine were in “good health” and permitted to leave.

Nearly 500 confirmed cases in Central Africa Ebola outbreak: WHO

In its daily update, the WHO tallied a total of 471 cases and 84 deaths, a hike of 100 cases and 20 deaths from a day earlier.

Argentina to expand hantavirus search to second province as probe on cruise ship outbreak widens

The cruise ship MV Hondius, which was sailing from Ushuaia to Cape Verde when three passengers died following a hantavirus outbreak.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 6, 2026

Demonstrators holding signs early on June 6 reading, "Rerun election", outside a vote-counting centre in Seoul, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS

Congo warns of rapid community spread of Ebola, 71 new cases confirmed

A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Center, one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

US domestic treatment centers ready for Ebola even as Kenya plans persist

A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Center, one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Congo reports attack on Ebola burial team as cases rise

Congo has recorded 363 confirmed Ebola cases and 62 deaths since the latest outbreak, the country’s 17th, was declared on May 15.

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