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– The World Health Organization reports that Ebola transmission is decreasing in certain severely affected regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The most notable improvements are seen in parts of Ituri province, which is the outbreak’s primary epicenter.

– A cooling tower at Yankee Stadium tested positive for Legionella DNA in initial assessments, as New York City probes a Legionnaires’ disease cluster in the South Bronx. By Tuesday night, the city confirmed 11 cases, including one fatality, with

A severe lack of trained personnel, operational partners, and financial resources is obstructing efforts to curb the growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As per technical updates from the World Health Organization, the epidemic has moved

– World Health Organization has urged for a significant escalation of the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, health teams have yet to trace every transmission chain. As of Sept. 1,

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have initiated a targeted Ebola vaccination effort in Kisangani, the administrative center of Tshopo Province, aiming to halt the country’s deadliest documented Ebola outbreak. Frontline healthcare workers, emergency response teams, and

– European Commission has committed to acquiring €2.1 million worth of PCR tests to address the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak. These open-platform tests aim to improve detection capabilities and bolster laboratory infrastructure during the crisis. The procurement process was supported

– The World Health Organization states that Congo’s ongoing Ebola outbreak could be controlled within three months, provided response teams secure sufficient resources. The latest official data indicates 5,021 confirmed cases and 2,378 fatalities as of Aug. 16. Currently, cases

– In 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported a total of 26,064,143 malaria infections. The same year, the nation also documented 29,938 fatalities associated with the disease. During a campaign launch in Ituri province, Guy Esebe Dembo, deputy

– According to official reports shared by global health authorities on Friday, the public health emergency in Central Africa is rapidly intensifying at an unprecedented pace. The World Health Organization confirmed that if swift actions are not taken to curb

– As of August 7, the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has resulted in 1,916 fatalities and confirmed 4,209 cases, according to official reports. The death toll has increased by 29 compared to the previous update, which reported 1,887 deaths.