Virus

Belgium reports first two deaths from West Nile virus

The West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne infection, can cause symptoms similar to the flu but in extreme cases it can result in tremors, fever, comas and a lethal swelling of the brain tissue known as encephalitis.

Quarantine, unease and rumours: Russian town grapples with plague scare

The Russian town of Shelekhov appears outwardly calm, yet many are concerned over rumours of a plague outbreak.

Mongolia orders ‘surveillance’ on Russia border after reported plague death

The Russian authorities have played down the reports, saying the woman died of pneumonia and the cause was “undetermined”.

US presses Russia for information over suspected plague death at Siberian lab

A satellite image shows the Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East in Irkutsk, Russia. Media reports say an employee of the institute may have contracted pneumonic plague from a broken test tube.

Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after death of worker

A maintenance worker walks out of the headquarters of Russia’s consumer and health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor in Moscow.

Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after man dies in Nairobi

Health workers attend a training for personnel preparing to reinforce regional Ebola response capacity in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh could worsen after deadly September

The resurgence of dengue is straining Bangladeshi hospitals already battling the world’s worst measles outbreak.

Congo politician beaten to death after urging Ebola prevention on radio, party says

A worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfects a desk at the Kitatumba Ebola treatment center 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

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

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