Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak Sierra Leone has started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024
What is bleeding eye virus? The disease that’s sparked travel warnings At least 15 people have died in Rwanda from an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, which is usually fatal without treatment The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2024
OPINION - I am sick of people criticising Band Aid — this is why they're completely wrong “Do they know it’s Christmas?” Fuse ODG (real name Nana Richard Obiana) turned down the offer to take part in the 30th anniversary of the original song in 2014 which was to be refashioned to raise money for the Ebola crisis. He says: “I pointed out to Geldof the lyrics… Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2024
What is Band Aid 40? The charity Christmas single that's causing controversy Musicians are distancing themselves from the “colonial” Christmas single, but Bob Geldof refuses to change the lyrics Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2024
Covid Lessons Learned? UN Summit Mulls Plan For Healthy Planet, And Humans The Covid-19 and Ebola outbreaks brought into stark relief the harms that can come to humans if we interfere too much with nature, placing ourselves in contact with animals carrying unknown pathogens. International Business Times · Oct 25, 2024
Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda – what you need to know Rwanda is in the midst of its first outbreak of Marburg virus – an often fatal disease with symptoms similar to Ebola. So far, 46 cases have been recorded and 12 deaths. The source of the outbreak is still not known. The Conversation · Oct 7, 2024
Food scarcity in Liberia: how women who run households cope Liberia, with a population of just over 5.6 million people, is one of the world’s ten poorest countries, with a GDP per capita of US$662.50. The lingering effects of two civil wars (1989-2003), Ebola outbreaks (2014-2015) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) have left Liberia short of achieving widespread development goals.… The Conversation · Oct 3, 2024
Western media outlets are trying to fix their racist, stereotypical coverage of Africa. Is it time African media did the same? Quick question: what do these titles have in common? A Dark Continent Seeking Light; Sure, Ebola is Bad. Africa has Worse, or; Magic and Cannibalism in the African Jungle. You guessed it – they’re all about Africa. But the most correct answer is they’re all headlines that have appeared in… The Conversation · Oct 1, 2024
Mpox: African countries have beaten disease outbreaks before – here’s what it takes Barely over a year after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that mpox was no longer a public health issue of international concern, it is back in the news. This time with a diversity of variants, new modes of transmission and new populations infected. The Conversation · Aug 24, 2024
The worst security test ever? University slammed over fake Ebola scare as phishing test A fake report of an Ebola case was by UCSC sent to trick students TechRadar · Aug 23, 2024
After COVID and Ebola, doctors take on mpox amid conflict in eastern DRC The mpox outbreak puts pressure on a region already struggling with a lack of medicines and an ongoing armed rebellion. Al Jazeera · Aug 19, 2024
Global failure to prepare for pandemics ‘gambling with children’s future’ Lessons from Ebola and Covid were not learned, say Helen Clark and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as they launch report calling for urgent action The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024
China conducts animal tests with Ebola-like virus that kills within three days Researchers developed new method to study effects of Ebola virus infection under controlled lab conditions The Independent UK · May 27, 2024
Chinese scientists create deadly virus in lab which can cause death in 3-days China's scientists have created a new virus that can kill a person in three days. This study, carried out at Hebei Medical University, uses a synthetic virus to simulate the deadly Ebola virus in an effort to gain a deeper understanding of the pathogen. The study clarifies the possible advantages… The Times of India · May 25, 2024
LiveScience · May 18, 2024 32 diseases you can catch from animals Humans can catch a huge number of diseases from animals, and these can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi.
Zenger · Apr 22, 2024 Flu Tops List Of Likely Pandemic Pathogens, Disease Experts Warn Influenza ranked highest, followed by 'Disease X,' Coronavirus, SARS, and Ebola in terms of global pandemic potential.
Newcastle Herald · Apr 21, 2024 Ebola to COVID: Hunter doctor a freeman of the city inspired by Mandela 'There's no passion to be found in playing small.'
The Times of India · Mar 18, 2024 New drug target to prevent Ebola found Scientists have found a new way in which Ebola reproduces in the human body, how it interacts with a human protein called ubiquitin and have thus identified a potential target for drugs to prevent the viral disease. The deadly virus affects people mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. "We used a combination…
Top News · Mar 14, 2024 Liberia Marks 10 Years Since Devastating Ebola Outbreak Liberians commemorate 10th anniversary of Ebola outbreak, honoring victims and addressing challenges.
WEKU · Feb 15, 2024 Ebola vaccine cuts death rates in half — even if it's given after infection Ebola is one of the most feared infectious diseases, with more than half of those infected dying. A vaccine has now been shown to cut that mortality rate in half.
The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2024 World leaders to meet to discuss threat of hypothetical ‘Disease X’ pandemic in Davos ‘Disease X’ is ranked as a priority for awareness campaigning by the WHO alongside Covid-19, Ebola and Zika virus
Fortune · Jan 12, 2024 ‘Disease X’ could cause the next pandemic, according to the WHO—or Ebola, SARS, or Nipah. 9 pathogens researchers are keeping a watchful eye on 'Disease X' isn't a threat yet, as far as we know. Here are nine other pandemic threats the World Health Organization is keeping a watchful eye on.
Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2023 Time's Person of the Year: 10 past winners as Donald Trump named for second time The Time Person of the Year tradition began in 1927, so which prominent people or groups have won it recently?
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023 Internal documents show the World Health Organization paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each Internal documents obtained by The Associated Press show that the World Health Organization has paid $250 each to at least 104 women in Congo who say they were sexually abused or exploited by Ebola outbreak responders
Fortune · Nov 10, 2023 These 4 lethal viruses could fuel the next pandemic, new research says. What they are—and how the world can prepare The pathogens are expected to kill more than 15,000 annually by 2050—even if they don’t make an evolutionary leap that allows them to ravage the globe.