Category: Outbreak Watch
Ebola: Reps Demand Release of Outstanding Health Funds as Nigeria Steps Up Response
Lawmakers say delays in funding, testing and isolation could let Ebola spread. They want outstanding health money released now.
Uganda: Abuja Ebola Patient Is Nigerian, Had Visited DR Congo and Only Passed Through Uganda
Uganda says the Abuja Ebola patient is a Nigerian businesswoman who had been in eastern DR Congo, the outbreak's epicentre. Where she…
Ebola Patient Was Treated for Malaria for Nine Days Before Anyone Asked Where She’d Been
The Abuja Ebola patient was treated for malaria-like symptoms for days before her travel history surfaced. Here is the timeline, and why…
Ebola Confirmed in Abuja: Woman From Uganda Isolated, 44 Contacts Being Traced
A woman who flew into Nigeria from Uganda has tested positive for Ebola in Abuja. Here is what we know, the symptoms…
Why Are Ebola Responders in DR Congo Being Attacked?
Burial disputes, rumours, unpaid wages and armed conflict are turning Ebola response work in eastern DRC into one of the most dangerous…
Three Dozen More Health Clinics in Sudan Are Closing This Month. 400,000 People Just Lost Access to Care.
Aid groups say 36 more Sudanese health facilities serving over 400,000 people are closing this year due to global funding cuts, on…
DRC’s Ebola Outbreak Just Passed 6,700 Cases. Nearly Half of Everyone Infected Has Died.
WHO's newest Disease Outbreak News update on DRC's Ebola outbreak reports 6,778 cumulative cases and 3,269 deaths, a 48.3% case fatality rate,…
DRC’s Ebola Death Toll Just Passed 3,000. WHO Just Ruled Out the Vaccine Everyone Was Counting On.
DRC's Ebola outbreak has now killed over 3,009 people from 6,206 cases. WHO's vaccine advisory group ruled that Ervebo, the standard Ebola…
Lassa Fever Just Got Deadlier in Nigeria. The Fatality Rate Jumped From 18.7% to 24% in a Year.
NCDC's latest situation report shows Lassa fever has killed 253 people across Nigeria since January, with the case fatality rate rising sharply…
Half of Guinea-Bissau’s Mpox Cases Are in Children. Schools Reopen in Two Weeks.
In Guinea-Bissau’s first-ever mpox outbreak, half of the 46 suspected cases are children. UNICEF warns that schools reopening in September could accelerate…