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U.S. citizen travelers who had previously visited the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the last 21 days. As Ebola outbreak spreads in DRC and Uganda, what is risk to US? Any travelers entering the United States from these countries would need to travel to a designated airport.
May 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked staff to volunteer for urgent deployment to support Ebola screening at the country's entry points, according to an email seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
A fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in Congo is now a global health emergency. What to know about the Bundibugyo virus, how it spreads and the symptoms.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said officials are 'playing catch-up' after 10 countries in Africa warned they are at risk from the worsening outbreak.
Less than three weeks from the first FIFA World Cup match, public health experts say they are on high alert for outbreaks of infectious diseases.
The Ebola outbreak erupting from the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to escalate wildly, with cases nearing 750, deaths reported at 177, and around 1,400 contacts now being traced,
Bundibugyo virus is an uncommon species of Ebola-causing virus that has been linked to only two other known outbreaks
Only 64 per cent of residents in the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) told ActionAid that the virus was not linked to spiritual or mythical causes
A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has brought some health and safety questions about cruises back into the public eye. Here's what doctors say.
The acting director of the U.S. NIH's infectious disease institute has stepped down, two Democratic senators said on Thursday during a Senate hearing, even as the United States scrambles to respond to Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks.