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Reasons cited for US decision to withdraw are untrue, says WHO Chief
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
After the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that they hoped US to return to active participation in WHO in future and called the decisions cited by the US for withdrawal as "untrue".
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DR Congo confirms new Ebola outbreak in Kasai province
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
DRC is facing a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai province, with 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths. The WHO has sent experts and supplies to help contain the virus. Health Minister Roger Kamba said investigations are ongoing, while WHO urged rapid measures to prevent further spread.
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WHO launches Ebola vaccination trial in Uganda
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said that it has launched a first-ever vaccine trial in Uganda for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus.
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Researchers discover new way Ebola virus uses to infect cells
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Understanding how viruses spread once they enter the human body is crucial for developing medications and therapies that can stop viruses in their tracks.
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Tight election expected as polls close in Liberia presidential run-off
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In Liberia, the polls have closed for the Presidential run-off, in which voters chose whether to hand George Weah a second term in office or elect political veteran Joseph Boakai.
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Research: New ways of capturing influenza A, Ebola viruses are under devel
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Viruses such as influenza A and Ebola infiltrate human cells in a series of phases.
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Research finds new ways to trap influenza A and Ebola virus
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In an interdisciplinary approach, research teams from Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University Hospital investigated the final stages of viral penetration using electron tomography and computer simulations. In the case of influenza A, they were able to determine how the immune system
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UAE issues travel advisory against dangerous Marburg virus
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Disease is passed on to people from fruit bats and is from the same virus family responsible for the deadly Ebola. Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania are facing outbreaks of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly disease similar to Ebola, the World Health Organization (WHO) said earl
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Equatorial Guinea confirms outbreak of Marburg virus, nine persons dead: W
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a press statement, WHO said that Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first-ever outbreak on Monday (local time) after the nine people's samples turned out positive for the Marburg virus disease.
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Three candidate Ebola vaccines in Uganda to be shipped next week: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Uganda is going through a major outbreak of the deadly disease, and there have been 141 confirmed cases to date, and 22 probable cases, the UN News reported.
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Another monkey virus may be on verge of infecting humans: Researchers
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colorado [US], September 30 (ANI): According to new University of Colorado Boulder research published online Sept. 30 in the journal Cell, an unknown family of viruses that is currently prevalent in wild African primates and known to cause lethal Ebola-like symptoms in certain monkeys is "po
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Ebola outbreak reported in Uganda, WHO says "in close contact to provide r
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 20 (ANI): World Health Organisation on Tuesday said that it is in close contact with the Ministry of Health Uganda to provide a rapid response after it confirmed the outbreak of case Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Central Region of the country.
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