Virus

Moving target: How mistrust is fuelling a deadly Ebola hotspot in east Congo

A nurse at the Kitatumba Ebola treatment center disinfects himself after treating an Ebola patient at the facility run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo species, in Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

US pledges $267 million more to fight Ebola in central Africa

FILE PHOTO: A Congolese medical worker dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) walks within the emergency unit at the Katwa Ebola treatment center, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in the Mutiri quarter of Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 10, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Ebola infections top 7,000 in Congo as virus spreads to new province

Congolese medical workers carrying children tested and cleared off from Ebola from Saint Nicholas orphanage on June 9.

Ebola case detected in north-western province of Congo far from epicentre: Official

The ongoing Ebola outbreak, Congo’s 17th, has so far infected 6,942 people, including 3,349 deaths, according to the latest government data.

Bangladesh dengue outbreak accelerates as hospitals come under strain

At least four dengue patients died and 1,558 others were hospitalised in the past 24 hours, according to Health Ministry data.

WHO's Tedros says Ebola response must be scaled up to tackle Congo outbreak

FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tours the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM), one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak during his visit to coordinate 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/ File Photo

Congo’s Ebola outbreak kills more than 3,000, government figures show

The outbreak is now second only to the 2014-2016 West African outbreak.

Deadly virus stalks South Africa’s sardines

Mass stranding fuels concerns pilchard herpesvirus may be spreading through South African waters.

WHO says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over, as cases rise in Congo

FILE PHOTO: Displaced people watch a health worker in full personal protective equipment (PPE) preparing to disinfect the area during the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 18, 2026, one month after the outbreak was declared. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Dengue surges in Malaysia but vaccine take-up lags behind

The low take-up for the dengue vaccine cannot be taken as an anti-vaccine sentiment, an expert said.

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