Infectious diseases

Person in UK tests negative for Ebola as cases rise

The virus has infected nearly 1,300 people and killed more than 360 people across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

‘Diseases, unfortunately, do not sleep’: How CDA is using AI to lead S’pore’s infectious diseases fight

CDA chief executive Vernon Lee stresses AI could help free up staff for more analytical and policy-making activities, tapping data provided by the technology.

H5N1 bird flu has reached every continent. How worried should you be?

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FILE PHOTO: Tesla enthusiast Kees Roelandschap drives around hands-free with his electric car, several days after Dutch regulators approved the use of Tesla's self-driving software, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Bart Biesemans/File Photo

Global Ebola risk ‘remains low’, WHO chief says, after case confirmed in France

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against “over-reaction” to a case in France, in which a doctor who got off a flight in Paris on June 23 was confirmed to have Ebola.

France detects first Ebola case outside Africa in current outbreak

The patient confirmed to have Ebola in France is a doctor who flew back from the Democratic Republic of Congo - which is suffering a major outbreak - aboard an Air France flight, arriving in Paris on June 23.

Australia ramps up bird flu testing as Papua New Guinea blocks poultry imports after confirmed cases

Tests are under way in South Australia state after two dead sub-Antarctic seabirds and a pelican were found on June 22 near Fowlers Bay.

All US passengers from hantavirus-hit ship return to home states

The cruise ship MV Hondius was docked off Cape Verde port on May 4.

Australia reports second H5N1 bird flu case in migratory seabird

Australian Agriculture Minister Julie Collins speaks during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on June 20.

Ebola cases top 1,000 in Congo as virus infects front-line health workers

Health workers in full personal protective equipment disinfect a coffin while preparing for the burial of suspected Ebola victims.

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