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The World Health Organization launched the first clinical trial on Tuesday to test whether an antiviral drug can prevent infection in people exposed to the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the outbreak continues to outpace response efforts and sp

Confirmed cases of Ebola in DR Congo have reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, according to government data in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record. It comes as health workers at the Bunia General Hospital went on strike on Wednesday, the latest group to

France on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of Ebola identified on its territory: a doctor who had flown back from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is fighting a major outbreak.

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has released a new consensus statement providing pediatric-specific recommendations for the infection prevention and control of Candida auris (also referred to as Candidozyma auris), a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen a

Trials of two separate potential treatments to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are expected to begin next week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

Amid a worsening flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy are once again requiring new recruits to get vaccinated against the influenza virus, according to ABC News. The move comes two months after Defense Secretary Pete Heg

A rare strain of Ebola that began spreading undetected in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in early April 2026 has now confirmed transmission in Uganda and is potentially on course to reach South Sudan, according to a new modeling study from the World Health Organizatio

US health authorities on Friday activated the highest level of response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while announcing the shipment of experimental treatments to the region.

A new study analyzing more than 11,000 YouTube videos and comments found that online narratives surrounding avian influenza evolved alongside major outbreak developments, including increasing reports of infections in mammals, sporadic human cases and economic consequences. While

In the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, through seven waves of outbreaks, SARS-CoV-2 tended to infect young adults first before the rest of the population, a new study shows. That makes them a key demographic to watch as public health officials try to detect ne

The World Health Organization on Thursday declared an end to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that sparked international alarm, after the last person left quarantine.

The trial of two potential treatments for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola behind the deadly outbreak in the DR Congo began in the country Thursday, the World Health Organization said.