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India Issues Travel Advisory For Ebola-Hit Countries: How Airport Screenings Help Control Outbreaks
India's new Ebola travel advisory highlights how airport screenings, contact tracing, quarantine protocols, and surveillance systems help countries detect infectious diseases early, prevent outbreaks, and strengthen global public health preparedness.
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Ebola Outbreak: Over 900 Suspected Cases In Congo, Says WHO Chief
Geneva, May 25 (IANS) World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) scales up surveillance in its Ebola response, more than 900 suspected cases have been identified
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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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"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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Ebola Outbreak: Tamil Nadu Intensifies Airport Screening And Hospital Preparedness
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu has intensified surveillance and precautionary measures across airports, ports and government healthcare facilities following an advisory issued by the Union Health Ministry regarding the possibility of Ebola Virus D
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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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Congo Curtails Funeral Wakes In Ebola Outbreak As WHO Upgrades Risk Assessment
The World Health Organization said that the outbreak now poses a "very high" risk for Congo — up from a previous categorization of "high" — but that the risk of the disease spreading globally remains low.
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UN Allocates $60 Million From Emergency Fund To Combat Ebola Outbreak In Congo
Geneva, May 22 (IANS) UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has said that he is allocating up to $60 million from the world body's Central Emergency Response Fund to accelerate the respons
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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 Outbreak In Congo Is 'Spreading Rapidly' And Upgrades Risk Assessment: WHO Chief
The WHO chief noted that 82 cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with seven confirmed deaths, "but we know the epidemic in DRC is much larger."
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Ebola Outbreak Alert Leads To India-Africa Summit Delay
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS IV), initially scheduled to take place in New Delhi from May 28–31, has been postponed due to the evolving health situation in parts of Africa, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
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Ebola Outbreak Alert: Congo Seeks More Supplies As Cases Rise
Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo said Thursday they are in dire need of more supplies and staff to respond to the rare Ebola outbreak.
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India Issues Travel Advisory For Ebola-Hit Countries: How Airport Screenings Help Control Outbreaks
India's new Ebola travel advisory highlights how airport screenings, contact tracing, quarantine protocols, and surveillance systems help countries detect infectious diseases early, prevent outbreaks, and strengthen global public health preparedness.
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Ebola Outbreak: Over 900 Suspected Cases In Congo, Says WHO Chief
Geneva, May 25 (IANS) World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) scales up surveillance in its Ebola response, more than 900 suspected cases have been identified
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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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"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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Ebola Outbreak: Tamil Nadu Intensifies Airport Screening And Hospital Preparedness
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu has intensified surveillance and precautionary measures across airports, ports and government healthcare facilities following an advisory issued by the Union Health Ministry regarding the possibility of Ebola Virus D
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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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Congo Curtails Funeral Wakes In Ebola Outbreak As WHO Upgrades Risk Assessment
The World Health Organization said that the outbreak now poses a "very high" risk for Congo — up from a previous categorization of "high" — but that the risk of the disease spreading globally remains low.
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UN Allocates $60 Million From Emergency Fund To Combat Ebola Outbreak In Congo
Geneva, May 22 (IANS) UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has said that he is allocating up to $60 million from the world body's Central Emergency Response Fund to accelerate the respons
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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 Outbreak In Congo Is 'Spreading Rapidly' And Upgrades Risk Assessment: WHO Chief
The WHO chief noted that 82 cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with seven confirmed deaths, "but we know the epidemic in DRC is much larger."
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Ebola Outbreak Alert Leads To India-Africa Summit Delay
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS IV), initially scheduled to take place in New Delhi from May 28–31, has been postponed due to the evolving health situation in parts of Africa, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
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Ebola Outbreak Alert: Congo Seeks More Supplies As Cases Rise
Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo said Thursday they are in dire need of more supplies and staff to respond to the rare Ebola outbreak.
