Kenya rights group files petition to halt US Ebola quarantine centre plan
Nairobi – A Kenyan rights group said on Thursday it had filed a court petition against plans to establish... Read more
29 May
WHO chief says Ebola ‘can be stopped’ as he lands in DR Congo
Kinshasa – The UN health chief said Thursday the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has... Read more
29 May
WHO urges DRCongo’s neighbours to act immediately on Ebola risk
Geneva – States neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo are at great danger from Ebola and should act immediately... Read more
26 May
Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
Geneva – More than 900 suspected Ebola cases have been identified in the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, the... Read more
25 May
Uganda suspends travel to DR Congo over Ebola outbreak
Nairobi – Uganda on Thursday suspended all public transport to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a deadly Ebola... Read more
22 May
Deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to M23-held South Kivu
Bukavu – An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to eastern South Kivu province in... Read more
22 May
WHO worried about ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak
Kinshasa – The World Health Organization on Tuesday voiced concern about the “scale and speed” of an Ebola outbreak... Read more
20 May
Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship
Praia – Two seriously ill crew members on a cruise ship stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will be... Read more
6 May
Passengers stranded on cruise off Cape Verde following suspected virus deaths
Praia – Passengers and crew desperately hunkered down in isolation on a ship stuck off Cape Verde on Monday,... Read more
5 May
Australian man dies from ‘extremely rare’ bat bite virus
Sydney – An Australian man has died from an “extremely rare” rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health... Read more
3 Jul, 2025
