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Ebola Outbreak: Why RT-PCR Is The Gold Standard For Testing Infections
According to WHO, it can be difficult to clinically distinguish Ebola disease from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers.
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After Bengaluru Scare, Nagpur On Ebola Alert, Uganda Returnee In 21-Day Isolation
The current outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, which spreads through close contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood, sweat, vomit or faeces.
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28-Year-Old Woman, Back From Uganda, Isolated In Bengaluru Amid Ebola Concerns
The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain of the virus. Ebola is a severe and often fatal disease transmitted through direct contact with infected bodily fluids.
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Russia Claims Breakthrough Vaccine Against New Ebola Strain
Russia has announced the development of a vaccine targeting a new Ebola strain linked to the ongoing Bundibugyo outbreak in Congo and Uganda. Experts say the move could strengthen global outbreak preparedness, though clinical data is awaited
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Ebola Virus Outbreak: Uganda Reports New Cases, Total Reaches 7
Ugandan health authorities reported two new Ebola cases, bringing the number of infections to seven.
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Ebola Outbreak: Over 900 Suspected Cases, India Issues Travel Advisory; 10 Major Updates
According to the US Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in DRC, a total of 904 suspected cases, 101 confirmed cases, 119 suspected deaths, and 10 confirmed deaths have been reported.
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Ebola Virus Alert In Andhra Pradesh: Precautions Issued Amid Concerns
Amaravati, May 24 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday declared an alert in view of the Ebola virus in several African countries.
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India Dispatches First Tranche Of Medical Supplies, Protective Kits To Africa Amid Ebola Outbreak
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Amid the Ebola outbreak in Africa, India on Thursday dispatched the first tranche of urgent medical supplies and protective kits to Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Ebola Outbreak: India Issues Travel Advisory For 3 African Nations
The Indian government has taken precautionary measures to reduce possible health risks and protect travellers. India has also confirmed that no case linked to this Ebola strain has been reported in the country so far.
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"Avoid Travel To Congo, Uganda": India Issues Advisory Amid Ebola Outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the situation to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
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WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak 'Public Health Emergency' Of International Concern
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has officially declared the ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus disease affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHE
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3 New Ebola Cases Confirmed In Uganda, Total Reaches 5
Kampala, May 23 (IANS) Uganda on Saturday confirmed three more new Ebola cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to five.
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Ugandans Rue Link To Bundibugyo, The Ebola Virus Type Named After A District Of Cocoa Farmers
Before it became the somewhat easy-to-mispronounce name of a rare type of Ebola virus, Bundibugyo is a mountainous district in western Uganda that even some locals would struggle to pinpoint on a map. It's home to roughly 200,000 people. Many are cocoa farmers who search for whatever cultivable land they can find in the impossibly steep landscap...
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Karnataka Steps Up Surveillance After WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak Global Health Emergency
Bengaluru, May 22 (IANS) The Karnataka Health Department has stepped up surveillance and preparedness measures across the state following the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration of the ongoing Ebola Disease (ED) outbreak in the Democratic R
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Ebola Alert: Surveillance, Health Screening Measures Intensified At Kochi Airport
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Health authorities have intensified surveillance and precautionary measures against the Ebola virus at Cochin International Airport, in Kerala's Kochi, following an emergency preparedness meeting jointly convened by Cochin In
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Ebola Outbreak: Why RT-PCR Is The Gold Standard For Testing Infections
According to WHO, it can be difficult to clinically distinguish Ebola disease from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers.
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After Bengaluru Scare, Nagpur On Ebola Alert, Uganda Returnee In 21-Day Isolation
The current outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, which spreads through close contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood, sweat, vomit or faeces.
-
28-Year-Old Woman, Back From Uganda, Isolated In Bengaluru Amid Ebola Concerns
The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain of the virus. Ebola is a severe and often fatal disease transmitted through direct contact with infected bodily fluids.
-
Russia Claims Breakthrough Vaccine Against New Ebola Strain
Russia has announced the development of a vaccine targeting a new Ebola strain linked to the ongoing Bundibugyo outbreak in Congo and Uganda. Experts say the move could strengthen global outbreak preparedness, though clinical data is awaited
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Ebola Virus Outbreak: Uganda Reports New Cases, Total Reaches 7
Ugandan health authorities reported two new Ebola cases, bringing the number of infections to seven.
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Ebola Outbreak: Over 900 Suspected Cases, India Issues Travel Advisory; 10 Major Updates
According to the US Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in DRC, a total of 904 suspected cases, 101 confirmed cases, 119 suspected deaths, and 10 confirmed deaths have been reported.
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Ebola Virus Alert In Andhra Pradesh: Precautions Issued Amid Concerns
Amaravati, May 24 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday declared an alert in view of the Ebola virus in several African countries.
-
India Dispatches First Tranche Of Medical Supplies, Protective Kits To Africa Amid Ebola Outbreak
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Amid the Ebola outbreak in Africa, India on Thursday dispatched the first tranche of urgent medical supplies and protective kits to Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Ebola Outbreak: India Issues Travel Advisory For 3 African Nations
The Indian government has taken precautionary measures to reduce possible health risks and protect travellers. India has also confirmed that no case linked to this Ebola strain has been reported in the country so far.
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"Avoid Travel To Congo, Uganda": India Issues Advisory Amid Ebola Outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the situation to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
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WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak 'Public Health Emergency' Of International Concern
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has officially declared the ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus disease affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHE
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3 New Ebola Cases Confirmed In Uganda, Total Reaches 5
Kampala, May 23 (IANS) Uganda on Saturday confirmed three more new Ebola cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to five.
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Ugandans Rue Link To Bundibugyo, The Ebola Virus Type Named After A District Of Cocoa Farmers
Before it became the somewhat easy-to-mispronounce name of a rare type of Ebola virus, Bundibugyo is a mountainous district in western Uganda that even some locals would struggle to pinpoint on a map. It's home to roughly 200,000 people. Many are cocoa farmers who search for whatever cultivable land they can find in the impossibly steep landscap...
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Karnataka Steps Up Surveillance After WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak Global Health Emergency
Bengaluru, May 22 (IANS) The Karnataka Health Department has stepped up surveillance and preparedness measures across the state following the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration of the ongoing Ebola Disease (ED) outbreak in the Democratic R
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Ebola Alert: Surveillance, Health Screening Measures Intensified At Kochi Airport
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Health authorities have intensified surveillance and precautionary measures against the Ebola virus at Cochin International Airport, in Kerala's Kochi, following an emergency preparedness meeting jointly convened by Cochin In
