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"Italian and Brazilian authorities investigate possible Ebola cases as outbreak grows." "Authorities in Italy and Brazil are investigating suspected Ebola cases as numbers rise in central Africa. These possible infections fuel fears that the virus is managing to escape the region."

Italian and Brazilian authorities investigate possible Ebola cases as outbreak grows

The true reach of the Ebola outbreak in central Africa could be much wider than the official figures published by central African authorities, the World Health Organization is warning.

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Canada: Seasonal COVID-19 vaccine in 2025/26 cut illness risk by half, new study finds. "A seasonal COVID-19 vaccine used in Canada for the 2025/26 respiratory virus season has reduced the risk of symptomatic illness by about half, according to a recently published interim analysis."

Seasonal COVID-19 vaccine in 2025/26 cut illness risk by half in Canadian study

Interim analysis from the Canadian Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network has estimated that the 2025/26 seasonal COVID-19 vaccine reduced the risk of symptomatic infection by 48 per cent at ni...

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Portuguese air crew from the repatriation flight to Canada were not given adequate info or PPE like N95s (surgical masks & gloves only) before transporting the passenger who later tested positive for hantavirus - they have now filed a formal complaint www.portugalresident.com/portuguese-a...

Portuguese air crew transports passenger positive for Hantavirus – Portugal Resident

Portuguese air crew transports passenger positive for Hantavirus; Crew complained of “insecurity” on board repatriation flight

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The World Health Organisation says Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is a “public health emergency of international concern” "The WHO made its declaration on Sunday after 88 deaths and more than 300 suspected cases linked to the outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus"

WHO says Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda is ‘emergency’ of international concern

At least 80 deaths and more than 300 suspected cases in the DRC, while Uganda reports spread from travellers

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Dutch Health Council urges government action on long Covid. The Dutch Health Council says around 400,000 people in the Netherlands may be living with long Covid, many with severe symptoms. There’s still ongoing debate over whether long Covid treatment should be fully included in regular healthcare.

Dutch Health Council urges government action on long Covid - DutchNews.nl

The Dutch Health Council has urged the ministry of health, welfare and sport to increase clarity around long Covid. Although estimates vary of how many people suffer from it, the council puts it at 40...

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Africa CDC is sounding the alarm over an Ebola outbreak in DRC, where 13 of 20 samples tested were positive for Ebola - likely a non-Zaire ebolavirus. So far, there are about 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths.

Call for Urgent Regional Coordination Meeting Following Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Ituri Province, DRCThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is closely monitoring the confirmed Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is working with national authorities and partners to support a rapid, coordinated response.

Following consultations with the DRC’s Ministry of Health and National Public Health Institute, preliminary laboratory results from the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) have detected Ebola virus in 13 of 20 samples tested. The results suggest a non-Zaire ebolavirus, with sequencing ongoing to further characterise the strain. Results are expected within the next 24 hours with support from Africa CDC.

As of the latest update, about 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths have been reported, mainly in Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones. Four deaths have been reported among laboratory-confirmed cases. Suspected cases have also been reported in Bunia, pending confirmation.

Africa CDC is concerned about the risk of further spread due to the urban context of Bunia and Rwampara, intense population movement, mining-related mobility in Mongwalu, insecurity in affected areas, gaps in contact listing, infection prevention and control challenges, and the proximity of affected areas to Uganda and South Sudan.In response, Africa CDC is convening an urgent high-level coordination meeting today, 15 May 2026, with health authorities from the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan, together with key partners including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the United States CDC, the European CDC, China CDC, the Public Health Agency of Canada, Gilead Sciences, Merck & Co., Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Roche, Abbott Laboratories, Cepheid, BioNTech, Moderna, Evotec Biologics, CEPI, Gavi, Médecins Sans Frontières, IFRC, the World Bank, the African Development Bank, Afreximbank, the Gates Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, and other partners. 

The meeting will focus on immediate response priorities, cross-border coordination, surveillance, laboratory support, infection prevention and control, risk communication, safe and dignified burials, and resource mobilisation.

In the year leading up the the Hantavirus outbreak, the Trump administration withdrew the United States from the WHO, and fired the CDC teams responsible for inspecting cruise ships and ports.

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Has the #WHO educated to the media and the public that given that #hantavirus is airborne, #Aerosol spread, and the only mask designed to stop aerosols is N95 masks or greater, and that a large supply of N95 mask should be airdropped on that ship? & used by those who came from it for a while?

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.