France reports first Ebola case in patient who returned from humanitarian visit to DRC
It marks the first reported case in France and the first to test positive outside of Africa amid the second largest Ebola outbreak on record in DRC.
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Experts are ‘almost certain’ there’s another global pandemic on the horizon
Australia is facing its worst diphtheria outbreak in recorded history and Ebola is rapidly spreading overseas.
WHO chief visits epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo as cases outpace response
The country is experiencing an outbreak of a rare strain of the virus that has no vaccine or cure.
'This is serious': WHO boss's plea to locals, rebels over Ebola outbreak
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is visiting the disaster-hit country where hundreds have so far died.
Suspected Ebola cases pass 900 as violence breaks out in Congo
Treatment centres have been burned and terror groups have restricted local efforts to contain the disease.
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Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment
Authorities in north eastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people on Friday.
Plane forced to divert over Ebola fears after passenger boarded 'in error'
A customs spokesperson said the passenger "should not have boarded" at all.
'Urgent global response' needed amid fears of hidden Ebola spread
The new outbreak has already killed dozens of people, with health authorities in fear of further spread.
'Very alarmed': Global fears rise as deadly virus breaks containment
A leading US scientist says the rare ebola outbreak in Africa has the "potential to spread".
Ebola vaccine reaches the epicentre of Congo's outbreak as officials race to contain the disease
It is the first Ebola outbreak in 18 years in Kasai province, a remote part of Congo with poor road networks, which is more than 1000 kilometres from the nation’s capital of Kinshasa.