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Trump builds Ebola quarantine hotel in Kenya because America is... full?Politics

Trump builds Ebola quarantine hotel in Kenya because America is... full?

The Trump administration is building a quarantine and treatment facility in Kenya for Americans exposed to Ebola in the DRC, rather than bringing them home - a move health experts say could actually harm treatment outcomes.

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That cruise ship is still giving people hantavirus and WHO is keeping countScience

That cruise ship is still giving people hantavirus and WHO is keeping count

The WHO has confirmed a 12th hantavirus case linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius, after a crew member who left the vessel in Tenerife tested positive upon repatriation to the Netherlands.

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Congolese residents set fire to Ebola treatment center because apparently 2019 had more surprisesScience

Congolese residents set fire to Ebola treatment center because apparently 2019 had more surprises

Residents near the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak attacked and burned a health treatment tent - the second such attack in the region - highlighting a deep community trust crisis complicating the outbreak response.

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Ebola is back in the DRC and, no, the timing could not possibly be worseConflict

Ebola is back in the DRC and, no, the timing could not possibly be worse

A new Ebola outbreak has emerged in northeastern DRC, with cases reported in Rwampara, Mongwalu, and Bunia - arriving at a moment when the region's humanitarian crisis is already at a breaking point.

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Congo's Ebola outbreak: 80 dead in a week and Bunia residents say burials never stopScience

Congo's Ebola outbreak: 80 dead in a week and Bunia residents say burials never stop

At least 80 people have died in a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's eastern Ituri province, with the death toll jumping from 65 to 80 in under 24 hours as health workers scramble to contain the spread through intensified screening and contact tracing.

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Delhi schools are literally ringing a bell to remind kids to drink water because the heat has gone absolutely feralClimate

Delhi schools are literally ringing a bell to remind kids to drink water because the heat has gone absolutely feral

Delhi has ordered schools to ring a regular 'water bell' reminding children to hydrate as the city braces for heatwave conditions - because when temperatures hit 49.2°C, even drinking water needs to be scheduled.

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Ebola is back and it's mad: nurse on the ground in DRC says getting resources there is nearly impossibleScience

Ebola is back and it's mad: nurse on the ground in DRC says getting resources there is nearly impossible

Nurse Kate White is warning of serious challenges getting resources to an active Ebola outbreak in the DRC, calling the situation "extremely concerning" in a report by BBC News.

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Hantavirus cruise ship rejected by Canary Islands as three passengers evacuatedScience

Hantavirus cruise ship rejected by Canary Islands as three passengers evacuated

A cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak has been refused entry to the Canary Islands, with three passengers evacuated - and human-to-human transmission of the virus now confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.

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