World Health Organisation
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SA disputes WHO statement on Ethiopian nationals’ deaths
South Africa has rejected the WHO’s characterisation of Ethiopian deaths as xenophobic attacks, saying incidents were linked to organised crime.
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Nearly 500 confirmed cases in Central Africa Ebola outbreak: WHO
Nearly 500 Ebola cases confirmed in Central Africa outbreak. WHO warns epidemic could rival 2014 West Africa crisis with 28 000 cases.
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WHO launches $518 million plan to combat Ebola outbreak
WHO and Africa CDC launch $518 million plan to tackle Ebola outbreak in DRC that has caused 381 confirmed cases and 64 deaths across the region.
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Africa CDC declares continental emergency as Ebola spreads across borders
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has declared a continental public health emergency following an Ebola outbreak that has claimed 132 lives across two countries.
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WHO chief says work continues after hantavirus evacuation from cruise ship
WHO director Tedros warns that hantavirus containment efforts continue after ship outbreak; global health risks remain low despite fatalities.
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South Africa monitors 90 hantavirus contacts after fatal cruise ship case
South African authorities are monitoring 90 people for hantavirus exposure after a fatal case linked to a cruise ship outbreak.
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Hantavirus cruise ship evacuees begin returning home from Spain
Passengers from cruise ship hit by deadly hantavirus outbreak begin journey home from Spain’s Canary Islands in complex repatriation operation.
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Hantavirus ship heads for Canary Islands amid three deaths
Hantavirus cruise ship heads for Canary Islands where passengers will be evacuated and flown to their home countries. WHO warns ‘this is not another Covid’.
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South African professor details race to confirm hantavirus cases
It was the start of a long weekend in South Africa on Friday when Lucille Blumberg received an email from a fellow infectious disease specialist about an unknown illness on…
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WHO tracing over 80 Airlink passengers after hantavirus death
The World Health Organisation is contact-tracing passengers on an Airlink flight from Saint Helena to Johannesburg, after a cruise ship passenger on board died from the rare hantavirus.
