Austria include Arnautovic in World Cup squad

Former West Ham and Stoke striker Marko Arnautovic is included in Austria's squad for their first appearance at a World Cup in 28 years.

Ebola Was Identified in Congo Weeks Before W.H.O. Declared an Emergency

Early surveillance and testing failed to identify Bundibugyo, a rare species of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak.

By Ruth Maclean

Infectious diseases such as hantavirus and Ebola becoming more frequent and damaging, say experts

Pandemic report warns of growing global threat as health teams in Africa move to contain Ebola outbreak The world is becoming less resilient to outbreaks of infectious diseases, experts have warned, as health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda scramble to contain an outbreak of Ebola. The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) said in a report published on Monday that “as infectious disease outbreaks become more frequent they are also becoming more damaging”,...

By Kat Lay, Global health correspondent

WHO chief ties funding cuts to Ebola, hantavirus outbreaks

Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and Ebola are tied to funding cuts to the WHO, the WHO chief and other UN leaders said.

US issues urgent travel warning as deadly Ebola outbreak spreads overseas

U.S. officials warn Americans against traveling to Congo's Ituri Province amid a deadly Ebola outbreak, raising the travel advisory to Level 4.

Challenges and missteps early in Congo's Ebola outbreak likely delayed detection, sources say

Burial rituals allowed the virus to spread before alarms were raised, while testing missteps delayed detection, according to sources. Experts say delays could hurt efforts to stem the spread of the deadly illness, which has been declared a public health emergency of international concern.

WHO kicks off annual assembly amid Ebola, hantavirus, US withdrawal, funding cuts

The World Health Organization opened a meeting of global health ministers on Monday amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks and uncertainty over announced US and Argentinian withdrawals. While the rare hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that has gripped global attention is not officially on the agenda, it is expected to feature prominently in discussions, alongside the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The two outbreaks “are just the latest crises in...

By Agence France-Presse

Ebola: DR Congo outbreak a global health emergency, says WHO

An outbreak of a rare strain of the Ebola virus in DR Congo was declared “a public health emergency of international concern” by the World Health Organization on Sunday. The outbreak in the eastern Ituri province has already caused at least 91 deaths, with around 350 suspected cases.

By FRANCE24

How funerals and botched tests allowed Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak to become a global health emergency

By the time new infections were confirmed, it was already one of the largest outbreaks on record

By Clement Bonnerot

Austria include Arnautovic in World Cup squad

Former West Ham and Stoke striker Marko Arnautovic is included in Austria's squad for their first appearance at a World Cup in 28 years.

Flawed tests and funerals allowed Ebola to spread undetected, sources say - The Straits Times

Flawed tests and funerals allowed Ebola to spread undetected, sources say  The Straits Times

Frequent infectious disease outbreaks becoming more damaging: Report

The report analyses a decade of Public Heath Emergencies of International Concern (PHEICs), from Ebola in West Africa to COVID-19 to mpox

Concerns 'excessive force' used against Congolese man

The Irish Network Against Racism says its very concerned that excessive force may have been used against a Congolese man who died following an alleged shoplifting incident in Dublin last week.

DRC Ebola outbreak: 'Nobody has a grip on the numbers,’ top expert warns

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed dozens and spread beyond the country’s borders, with Jean-Jacques Muyembe – the Congolese scientist who co-discovered the virus nearly 50 years ago – telling RFI that health authorities may have detected the epidemic too late and still do not know how far it has spread.

By RFI

Flawed tests and funerals allowed Ebola to spread undetected in Congo

By the time health officials confirmed new Ebola infections in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, the total number of suspected cases meant the outbreak was already one of the largest on record. A series of challenges and missteps delayed detection, two Congolese officials familiar with the response told Reuters, allowing the disease to spread undetected into rebel-held territory in the east and across the border to the capital of Uganda. Local funeral practices helped the virus ...

By none@none.com (Reuters)

WHO: DRC Ebola outbreak is global emergency

There are no approved vaccines or treatments for this strain of the virus

By Peter Weber, The Week US

WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises - Arab News

WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises  Arab News

WHO members meet as hantavirus, Ebola outbreaks raise alarm

Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) gather in Geneva on Monday for their annual meeting amid growing concerns over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks, as well a...

WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises - Dhaka Tribune

WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises  Dhaka Tribune

At least 100 deaths reported in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo as 6 Americans exposed

At least 100 deaths have been reported in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 390 cases suspected, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has told the BBC.

By Clara Seshie

Jakobsdóttir’s commission calls for a global climate health emergency - Iceland Monitor

Jakobsdóttir’s commission calls for a global climate health emergency  Iceland Monitor

Rwanda on alert as Ebola outbreak is declared global emergency| The New Times - The New Times

Rwanda on alert as Ebola outbreak is declared global emergency| The New Times  The New Times

Ebola in DRC: International health alert, first case in zone M23 - Seneweb

Ebola in DRC: International health alert, first case in zone M23  Seneweb

The DR Congo’s star supporter will be part of the Leopards’ official delegation at the 2026 World Cup - Dailysports

The DR Congo’s star supporter will be part of the Leopards’ official delegation at the 2026 World Cup  Dailysports