The latest Ebola outbreak declared in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has already left more than one hundred confirmed deaths, according to the authorities of the African country. To these figures, another two deaths in Uganda are added, while efforts continue, both nationally and internationally, to...
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported four additional deaths and 36 new Ebola infections registered between Friday and Saturday, according to the latest data released today on the outbreak affecting the north and northeast of the country.With this update, Congolese authorities count 86...
The main aerodrome in the province of Ituri, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has resumed its activity this Tuesday after remaining closed for ten days for security reasons and to intensify health controls due to the Ebola outbreak declared more than two weeks ago, which...
The authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have reported that in the last few hours, another four Ebola patients have recovered, bringing the total number of people who have overcome the disease to five, in the context of an outbreak that is already close to a thousand cases...
The Ministry of Health of Uganda has reported this Friday the detection of two additional cases of Ebola, in full campaign to curb the spread of the hemorrhagic fever originating in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. With these new infections, the total number of confirmed cases in Ugandan territory...
Ugandan authorities announced this Wednesday the provisional closure of the border crossing with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with the aim of preventing further spread of the Ebola outbreak originating in the neighboring country, a decision that is being applied while the Executive works to control the already detected...
The Ministry of Health of Uganda has announced this Saturday the detection of three additional cases of Ebola related to the outbreak declared this month in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an episode that has caused almost 180 suspected deaths and around 750 possible infections in the unstable border...
The Ministry of Health of Uganda has announced this Saturday the detection of three additional cases of Ebola related to the outbreak declared this month in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an episode that has caused nearly 180 suspected deaths and about 750 possible infections in the unstable border...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern due to the outbreak of Ebola detected in Central Africa, a decision that places the health crisis at the highest alert level provided for by international response mechanisms. The decision comes after the agency confirmed the spread...
The head of emergencies for Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Trish Newport, has warned that health centers in the province of Ituri, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), are at their limit due to the massive arrival of patients with suspected Ebola."This outbreak is extremely worrying. Just a few days...
The health status of the only Spaniard confirmed with hantavirus after the outbreak detected on the cruise ship MV Hondius is improving favorably. The Minister of Health, Mónica García, assured this Friday that the patient is "almost asymptomatic," a clear improvement compared to the first days of the protocol activated...
A cholera outbreak detected on board a cruise ship docked in France has forced the activation of sanitary measures and has generated uncertainty about the situation of the passengers. The episode affects the Ambition, operated by Ambassador Cruise Line, which was subjected to restrictions and controls in the port of...
The situation of Spanish citizens affected or under surveillance for the hantavirus outbreak associated with the MV Hondius cruise ship remains marked by close monitoring by health authorities, although the latest official report reduces the main focus to one confirmed case in Spain and the preventive monitoring of other identified...
The hantavirus outbreak detected on the cruise ship MV Hondius has forced the activation in Spain of a broad health device for monitoring, isolation, and epidemiological surveillance. The Ministry of Health is keeping under control several cases linked to the ship and to people who were in contact with affected...
The international operation deployed after the arrival of the MV Hondius in Tenerife has already led to the evacuated passengers being distributed among different countries, where health authorities maintain controls, quarantines, and medical monitoring to watch for possible infections related to the hantavirus outbreak detected on the cruise ship. The situation...
The hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship continues to add new cases under international surveillance. France has confirmed a new positive case among passengers repatriated from Tenerife after one of the five French citizens evacuated from the ship presented symptoms compatible with the disease during the flight...
The arrival of the MV Hondius in the Canary Islands after the outbreak of hantavirus detected on board caused a public clash between the Canary Government and the Ministry of Health in recent days. The differences appeared from the beginning of the operation and intensified after several statements by the...
The appearance of a new case of hantavirus in the United States has once again put the spotlight on the outbreak detected on the MV Hondius, the cruise ship investigated since early May by the World Health Organization (WHO). Although health organizations continue to insist that the risk to the...
The operation deployed in Tenerife to manage the evacuation of the MV Hondius has left one fatal victim among the members of the security device. A 62-year-old civil guard died this Sunday after suffering a heart attack while participating in the coordinated efforts at the port of Granadilla de Abona,...
The hantavirus outbreak detected on the cruise ship MV Hondius has opened new questions about the person-to-person transmission capacity of the Andes variant, one of the few strains associated with human infections in specific circumstances. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) maintains that the risk to the general population remains...
British health authorities have reported a new suspected case of hantavirus related to the outbreak detected on the cruise ship MV Hondius. The information was released by Reuters, which directly quotes the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the public health body of the United Kingdom. According to the British agency, the...
The emergence of several cases of hantavirus linked to a cruise ship has reactivated searches about this disease and has caused a wave of alarmist messages on social media. Among the most repeated doubts is a specific question: whether or not there is a vaccine against this virus. The short answer...
The appearance of several cases of hantavirus linked to a cruise ship has triggered searches about this disease and caused a wave of alarmist messages on social networks. Comparisons with covid-19 and conspiracy theories have also reappeared, which health organizations and various experts are trying to debunk in recent hours. The...
The possibility of hantavirus contagion between people has once again taken center stage in the health debate following the outbreak detected on the cruise ship 'MV Hondius'. Although health organizations insist that this type of transmission is infrequent, various institutions and experts recall that there are documented cases associated with...
The operation deployed by the Spanish authorities in response to the hantavirus outbreak detected on the cruise ship MV Hondius has also led the National Police to distribute preventive instructions among its agents. The General Directorate of the Police has disseminated an internal protocol with basic action and prevention measures...