Ebola News

• Uganda Says Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Rises to 48 The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in Uganda has risen to 48, with 131 confirmed cases, a health official involved in managing the outbreak said on Thursday.
  Reuters Health Information, November 03, 2022
• CDC Officials Want Flexibility in Times of Crisis Government restrictions hinder the CDC from doing the best possible job in a time of crisis, current and former agency officials are saying.
  WebMD Health News, November 04, 2022
• Africa CDC: Ebola Outbreak in Uganda 'Not Getting Out of Hand' Africa's top public health body said on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in Uganda was 'not getting out of hand' and that it was still under control, despite an increase in cases that have spread to the capital Kampala.
  Reuters Health Information, October 27, 2022
• Moderna Close to US Deal to Make Vaccines for Ebola, Biological Threats Moderna is nearing a deal with the US government to develop vaccines against a range of biological threats including Ebola.
  Reuters Health Information, October 26, 2022
• Uganda Steps Up Ebola Response as Virus Infects 109, Kills 30 The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda has risen to 109 and the outbreak has claimed 30 lives, Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said on Wednesday, adding that the government was setting up an additional treatment centre.
  Reuters Health Information, October 26, 2022
• Merck to Donate Ebola Vaccine Candidate for Research Program in Uganda Merck said on Tuesday it was planning to produce and donate investigational Sudan ebolavirus vaccine to a global nonprofit organization's research program in Uganda, which is facing an outbreak of the disease.
  Reuters Health Information, October 25, 2022
• HFSA 2022 Ethical Quandaries With Pig-Heart Transplants at the Crossroads Tough questions need asking. Should xenotransplant research have its own rules? Should society be wary of the unique risks? Should patients bear extra responsibilities and give up some rights?
  Medscape Medical News, October 25, 2022
• CDC: No Suspected US Cases of Ebola From Sudan Strain The CDC said Thursday it had no suspected or confirmed US Ebola cases from the Sudan strain cases but urged healthcare workers to be aware of an outbreak in Uganda.
  Reuters Health Information, October 06, 2022
• US to Apply Ebola Screenings for Recent Uganda Visitors at 5 Airports The Biden administration will begin redirecting US-bound travelers who had been to Uganda within the previous 21 days to five major American airports to be screened for Ebola.
  Reuters Health Information, October 06, 2022
• US to Begin Screening Travelers Coming From Uganda for Ebola The screening applies to any passenger who was in Uganda, including US citizens.
  Associated Press, October 06, 2022
• Ebola Kills Doctor in Uganda, First Health Worker Killed in Latest Outbreak A Tanzanian doctor working in Uganda who contracted Ebola has died, the first health worker killed by the disease in the latest outbreak in the country, Uganda's health minister said on Saturday.
  Reuters Health Information, October 01, 2022
• Epidemics: What Does the Future Hold? Data confirm that the risk of epidemics is increasing, and this observation has prompted calls for a global effort to protect human and animal health.
  Medscape Medical News, September 29, 2022
• Continued Monkeypox Spread Can Lead to Viral Mutations Despite declining case numbers in the US and the UK, researchers emphasize that mitigation efforts are still necessary to prevent further spread of the virus.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2022
• Uganda Has Confirmed Seven Ebola Cases So Far, One Death Uganda has confirmed seven cases of Ebola including in a man who died this week, and seven other deaths are being investigated as suspected cases of a strain for which the authorities do not yet have a vaccine, officials said on Thursday.
  Reuters Health Information, September 22, 2022
• Ebola: New WHO Treatment Recommendations The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends two lifesaving treatments for Ebola virus disease.
  Medscape Medical News, September 14, 2022
• Climate Change May Make Pandemics More Common The chance of someone seeing a pandemic like COVID-19 during their lifetime is about 38%, which could double in the years to come.
  WebMD Health News, September 12, 2022
• Ebola Vaccinations in East Congo to Start on Thursday After New Case An Ebola vaccination campaign will start in the Congolose city of Beni on Thursday after a new case of the virus was confirmed this week, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
  Reuters Health Information, August 24, 2022
• Long COVID Mimics Other Post-Viral Conditions If the percentage of people with COVID-19 who go on to have long-term symptoms "similar to what has been seen for other pathogens, then we're looking at a mass disabling event."
  WebMD Health News, August 24, 2022
• Monkeypox and COVID: The Outbreak Paradox Why do we keep forgetting that humans are a part of nature?
  Medscape Medical News, August 23, 2022
• New Ebola Case Confirmed in Eastern Congo, Linked to Previous Outbreak A new case of Ebola virus has been confirmed in the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) said on Monday.
  Reuters Health Information, August 22, 2022