Virus

Uganda health ministry confirms six new cases of Ebola

People walk past an advocacy poster against the spread of Ebola virus, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo Virus at the Platinum Medical Centre in Kampala, Uganda May 26, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

WHO says suspected Ebola cases drop to 116 after hundreds are ruled out

Health workers fighting the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo get dressed in personal protective equipment.

Five people leave hantavirus quarantine in US state of Nebraska

They were among a group of Americans on a cruise ship that became the centre of a global hantavirus outbreak in May.

WHO says 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths from Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in Congo

There have also been seven confirmed cases of Ebola in Uganda, three of which were imported from the DRC, and one death.

EU secures emergency deliveries of potential treatment against hantavirus

In the absence of a specific treatment for hantavirus, the European Medicines Agency identified favipiravir as the most plausible candidate.

53 dengue cases reported in Singapore last week, highest weekly total so far in 2026

There were six reported active dengue clusters as at May 25 – none of which were pegged with a red alert level, defined as a high-risk area with 10 or more cases.

US CDC seeks staff for Ebola screening as outbreak response expands

U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya testifies at a Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 21, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

Thailand mandates 21-day Ebola quarantine for Congo, Uganda arrivals

Red Cross workers retrieve the body of a man who died of Ebola in Ituri province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 and ‘epidemic is outpacing us’

FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

WHO Africa head warns against underestimating risk of Ebola spread

WHO Regional Director for Africa, Mohamed Yakub Janabi, attends an interview with Reuters on the Ebola situation, at the World Organisation headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, May 22, 2026. REUTERS/Cecile Mantovani

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