The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is of particular concern to global health officials in part because the virus detected is a less common strain. The suspected ...

Lahore is experiencing an intense heatwave with temperatures expected to reach up to 47 degrees Celsius (117 degrees ...

The Ebola outbreak spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is "likely far worse" than official figures suggest, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warned on Monday. Richard Gere warns ...

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) said Tuesday the Ebola outbreak in Congo risks becoming one of the “deadliest on record” if global health groups don’t prioritize containing the viral disease.

GENEVA — The number of cases of hantavirus linked to a cruise ship at the center of an outbreak has increased to 13, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Subscribe to read this ...

An outbreak of a rare strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is already the third largest in history, just weeks after it likely began. It is spreading rapidly in one of the most volatile ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. Africa’s top public health body ...

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 ...

GENEVA, May 22 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola turning into a national outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to "very high". The ...

The outbreak, with more than 8,000 confirmed cases and another 60,000 suspected infections, has prompted an emergency vaccination drive. By Saif Hasnat and John Yoon Saif Hasnat reported from Dhaka, ...

An Ebola epidemic in Central Africa has been declared a "public health emergency of international concern" by the World Health Organization (WHO). As of May 22, over 800 Ebola cases have been reported ...