Outbreaks and epidemics

France Ebola patient recovers: Minister

Healthcare workers carry on a stretcher a patient suffering from the Ebola virus disease from an ambulance at the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP)

WHO declares cruise ship-linked hantavirus outbreak over

(FILES) The Dutch Hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius arrives to dock at the port of Rotterdam on May 18, 2026. The UN health agency on July 2, 2026 declared an end to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship which sparked international alarm, after the last person left quarantine. World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference he was "very pleased to say that WHO considers the outbreak of hantavirus over". (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)

Quarantine facilities on standby as Nepal battles rising cases of bird flu

The first case in 2026 was detected in March and has since spread to 11 of Nepal’s 77 districts, including the capital, Kathmandu.

Hantavirus outbreak should formally end on July 2: WHO

There were 12 confirmed and one probable case stemming from the MV Hondius, including three deaths, in an outbreak which sparked an international health alert.

France identifies first case of ebola

A humanitarian worker who had travelled to Congo, where an outbreak began in May, tested positive for the virus.

Construction of US-backed Ebola facility in Kenya halted, minister says

A satellite image shows tents erected at the US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base in Laikipia County, Kenya on June 22, 2026.

Ebola patients flee treatment centres in Congo for food as hunger crisis deepens

The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected almost 900 people, killing more than a quarter of them.

Health workers struggle to contain Ebola in Congo camps as distrust grows

There are more than 5 million displaced people across the three provinces affected by the outbreak - Ituri, South Kivu and North Kivu.

Global aid funding cuts drive sharp drop in HIV prevention, says UNAIDS

Funding for life-saving medication against HIV like Gilead Sciences’ Yeztugo injection has been sinking.

Kenyan police crack down on protest against US Ebola quarantine facility

Demonstrators take part in a protest on June 9 against a US-backed Ebola quarantine plan to establish a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.