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Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case amid widening regional outbreak
Kenyan health authorities say latest patient was likely exposed to the country’s first Ebola case.
Published On 19 Oct 2026
Kenya’s Health Ministry confirms second Ebola case
Published On 14 Oct 2026
DR Congo Ebola cases pass 9,000 as efforts to curb transmission falter
Published On 13 Oct 2026
Cholera cases surge in Yemen as conflict intensifies, WHO says
Published On 13 Oct 2026
WHO says no plague case registered after Russian lab worker’s death
Published On 10 Oct 2026
Kenyan patient suspected of Ebola infection tests negative
Published On 8 Oct 2026
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Why single Ebola death in Kenya has prompted fears of wider African spread
Published On 8 Oct 2026
Russia dismisses reports of second plague case, WHO urges formal response
Published On 8 Oct 2026
US CDC says it’s ‘aware of and closely monitoring’ Russian plague case
Published On 6 Oct 2026

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Kenya confirms first Ebola case as man dies in Nairobi after DRC return

More than 4,000 people have died in the worst outbreak in the DR Congo’s history, with confirmed cases surpassing 8,300.

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What we know about Russia’s suspected plague case

Dozens of people have been quarantined over a suspected case of the plague in Russia’s Siberia.

Russian lab worker dies of suspected plague in Siberia; US monitoring case

A Russian agency links the lab worker’s death to ‘pneumonia of unknown’ origin.

Mourners bury DR Congo official killed after defending Ebola response

Marie-Celestin Karondwa died of his injuries after being beaten at his home in Butembo, an Ebola hotspot, on Sunday.

Pennsylvania confirms fifth measles-associated death as US outbreak grows

Cases have more than doubled since August as a dispute with federal health officials over the death count continues.

Ebola cases surpass 8,000 as DRC struggles to control outbreak

Fatalities near 4,000 across the DRC as health workers battle community anger and a vaccine-resistant strain.

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Ebola spreads in DR Congo, putting neighbouring nations at risk

The Ebola outbreak has spread to new areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 10 countries at high risk.

DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones, WHO says

Health workers struggle as new Ebola cases are found in border regions of South Ubangi and Haut-Uele.

DR Congo rolls out Ebola vaccine for health workers as death toll rises

50,000 frontline staff to receive a jab for a different Ebola strain, with 20,000 enrolled in a one-year clinical trial.

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Japan has record 100,000 people aged over 100: How societies are ageing

Fewer births and worsening labour shortages are placing mounting pressure on Japan’s social care system.

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