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WHO chief lands in Congo, saying Ebola outbreak 'can be stopped'

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE, JUSTIN KABUMBA and MARK BANCHEREAU
May 29, 2026 8:06 am - KINSHASA, Congo — The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus...
Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type

By JUSTIN KABUMBA and MONIKA PRONCZUK
May 20, 2026 1:24 pm - Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable places.
WHO worries about Ebola outbreak's scale and speed as Congo announces 134 deaths

By JUSTIN KABUMBA, MONIKA PRONCZUK and JEAN-YVES KAMALE
May 19, 2026 2:33 pm - The World Health Organization director-general openly worried Tuesday over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where authorities reported a sharp increase in suspected deaths — to at least 134 — and more than 500 suspected cases.
Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week’s end when the vessel will resume cruises

By ELENA BECATOROS and DEVI SHASTRI
May 13, 2026 8:01 am - The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak told The Associated Press Wednesday that it expects to know by the end of the week if the vessel will keep to its schedule for the coming months, as it previously indicated it would.
IDPH: Illinois resident being tested for hantavirus strain different from cruise ship infections

By Marni Pyke
May 12, 2026 6:47 pm - As global attention centers on a fatal outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus on a cruise ship, Illinois Department of Public Health officials announced a state resident is potentially infected with a different form of the disease.
Remaining passengers from ship hit by hantavirus head home

By MIKE CORDER
May 11, 2026 8:01 am - The last remaining passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak disembarked Monday and boarded flights to more than 20 countries to enter quarantine. A French woman was the latest to be confirmed as infected, while an American is suspected of infection after initial testing.
WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed

By IAIN SULLIVAN and ELENA BECATOROS
May 09, 2026 9:42 pm - The head of the World Health Organization sought Saturday to reassure residents of the Spanish island where passengers of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship are expected to be evacuated, issuing them a direct message that the virus was “not another COVID.”
US outlines plan to monitor Americans returning from hantavirus-hit ship

By Maegan Vazquez
May 09, 2026 9:39 pm - Public health officials in the United States outlined their plans to transport and monitor the 17 American passengers set to disembark from a cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak.
Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after 1st fatality

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM, MOLLY QUELL, and GERALD IMRAY
May 07, 2026 1:15 pm - Health authorities across four continents Thursday were tracking down and monitoring passengers who disembarked a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship before its deadly outbreak was detected, and trying to trace others who may have come into contact with them since then.
Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research

Apr 28, 2026 1:16 pm - A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci was indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic raged across the country, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

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