Uganda confirms new Ebola cases as risk in DRC rises to highest level As the World Health Organisation raised its risk assessment for the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo to the highest level, Uganda has confirmed three new cases of the deadly virus. Radio France Internationale · May 23
Uganda confirms 3 new Ebola cases as WHO warns against underestimating outbreak risk Uganda has confirmed three new Ebola cases, bringing the total to five in the current outbreak. The new infections include a driver and a health worker exposed to the first patient, along with a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Authorities are intensifying contact tracing efforts to contain the… The Times of India · May 23
Uganda confirms new Ebola cases as tracing steps up Uganda's Ebola cases have risen to five, as authorities warn the risk of a epidemic is "very high" in neighbouring Congo, where the outbreak began. AAP · May 23
How scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles away An elderly British man had arrived at a private hospital in Johannesburg seriously ill, but health workers weren’t sure of the underlying cause The Independent UK · May 23
Euronews · May 23 WHO says Ebola risk now 'very high' in DR Congo WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that the global risk from the disease remained low.
Euronews · May 23 Is Hantavirus a threat to Europe? Climate change and habitat destruction are increasing the risk Hantavirus has circulated in Europe long before the MV Hondius outbreak, but is climate change increasing future risk?
The Independent UK · May 23 Ugandans rue link to Bundibugyo, the Ebola virus type named after a district of cocoa farmers Bundibugyo is the somewhat easy-to-mispronounce name of a species of Ebola