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DRC set to receive 70,000 Ebola vaccines, not approved for current strain, WHO says
Last week, the DRC had requested a release of Ervebo vaccines from the global Ebola virus disease vaccine stockpile, managed by the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision.
Scientists use AI to create viruses not found in nature, simultaneously raising alarms, enthusiasm
Patient held in isolation in Soroka Hospital tests negative for Ebola after returning from DRC
Israeli law mandating graphic warning images on all smoking products takes effect
Syria pushes to gain closer ties with Western powers as it reaches meetings with G7, NATO, and WHO
The concept is to bring Syria into many key international organizations and to increase the country’s stability and investment opportunities.
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination
Crew, passengers who already left the ship, and people in contact with them have been quarantined in several countries around the world.
Taiwan is building a smart healthcare system with AI, big data - opinion
Taiwan’s digital health model uses advanced data integration and AI to improve care while advocating for WHO inclusion.
One US citizen tests mildly positive for hantavirus, another has mild symptoms
The two passengers suspected of being infected will be taken to another undisclosed location, where they will also undergo further testing for the virus.
First group of Spanish passengers disembarks from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived on Saturday evening in Tenerife alongside Spain's interior and health ministers and its minister for territorial policy.
New suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain and remote Tristan da Cunha
The announcements in locations thousands of miles apart will fuel concern, though the WHO has repeatedly said the risk to the public is low and the virus does not transmit easily.
US response to hantavirus outbreak could be hindered by withdrawal from WHO - NBC
Health experts warn that both the CDC and the WHO may face disadvantages from a lack of cooperation between the two organizations.
First case of hantavirus diagnosed in Israel after patient's visit to Eastern Europe
However, unlike the outbreak of the South American Andes strain currently drawing attention aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, the Israeli was infected with a European strain of the virus.
Hantavirus: The rare virus infecting passengers on luxury cruise ship Hondius
As of Tuesday, the World Health Organization reported that seven passengers aboard the Hondius were sick or suspected of having contracted Hantavirus, including two confirmed cases.
Cruise ship hantavirus cases increase to seven, WHO says
Among the infected passengers, three have died, one is critically ill, and three are experiencing mild symptoms.
