DR Congo Ebola center staff strike amid virus outbreak
Staff at Rwampara General Hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have gone on strike over unpaid wages, ...
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Cruise ship under lockdown after virus outbreak affects 120 individuals
A significant outbreak of norovirus has led to the Ruby Princess cruise ship being placed under lockdown off the coast ...
125 passengers and crew contract stomach virus on cruise
More than 120 individuals aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship were affected by a norovirus outbreak while on a 20-day ...
Rare tick-borne virus with no cure spreading in the US
Cases of the Powassan virus, a tick-borne disease with no known cure, are surging in the U.S., reaching an all-time ...
France reports first Ebola case linked to DRC outbreak
A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) is assisting displaced individuals at the Kigonze camp in Bunia, eastern Democratic ...
Ebola Virus Leads to Mistrust in Congo
A mining town in the Democratic Republic of Congo is at the heart of the country's Ebola outbreak, where grief ...
Virus found in invasive mosquitoes in Sea-to-Sky region
Health officials in British Columbia have identified invasive mosquito species and the California serogroup virus, which can lead to brain ...
Canadian pilot evacuates family of American doctor with Ebola virus
A British Columbia pilot, Dominic Villeneuve, successfully evacuated the family of an American doctor who tested positive for Ebola in ...
Five Ebola patients recover from rare virus strain, according to WHO
Five individuals have recovered from a rare strain of Ebola, the Bundibugyo virus, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) ...
Ebola virus outbreak presents significant challenges, according to nurse
White, an experienced health worker from York, has highlighted the ongoing challenges in combating Ebola outbreaks, noting that despite years ...
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