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Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 1,502 cases as death toll rises to 473
Congo’s Ebola cases are rising faster than treatments are arriving. A new clinical trial offers hope, but 473 deaths show the urgency.
Why Europe’s deadly heat wave could expose a deeper climate-readiness crisis
Europe’s deadly heat wave is exposing urgent risks for public health, transport, energy systems, wildfire response and climate adaptation.
Australia expands H5N1 surveillance after first mainland bird flu cases
H5N1 has reached mainland Australia, but no poultry outbreak is confirmed. New testing will show whether two seabirds were isolated cases or an early warning.
Congo Ebola outbreak exposes deadly surveillance gap inside Kigonze displacement camp
Congo has confirmed 933 Ebola cases, but 30 deaths at Kigonze camp expose a bigger threat: transmission may be outrunning testing and sanitation.
Europe heatwave pushes France into crisis talks as temperatures threaten historic records
Europe is bracing for possible record heat. The real danger is not one hot afternoon, but warm nights, strained cities and days without relief.
Ebola spreads from eastern Congo to Uganda as WHO warns outbreak is outpacing response
Ebola has crossed from Congo into Uganda, but the bigger risk is the Bundibugyo strain without a vaccine and a response under pressure.
Ebola is spreading again in Congo, and this time the response is missing its most powerful weapon
Congo’s Ebola outbreak is spreading without enough vaccines, supplies or flight access. The regional health-security test is deepening.
Hantavirus cruise outbreak: Nebraska facility now monitoring all 18 U.S.-repatriated passengers
A rare cruise outbreak is now a quarantine test. Nebraska’s role shows how U.S. systems handle Andes virus exposure risk.
Is climate change making hantavirus outbreaks harder for health systems to contain?
A cruise ship outbreak is contained, but the climate signal is harder to ignore as rodent-borne disease risks shift worldwide.
Congo Ebola outbreak: Why 80 deaths in Ituri Province are raising regional alarm
Congo has Ebola response experience. Ituri’s conflict, mobility and Bundibugyo strain now make containment a regional test.