New deadly Ebola-like virus that lives in monkeys in Africa is 'poised for spillover' into humans
US researchers are now calling for tests and wider surveillance for simian hemorrhagic fever virus (SHFV) to be developed in case it causes a global outbreak. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
East Africa: 5 Steps to Stop Ebola Spreading in East Africa - A Frontline Expert Advises
[The Conversation Africa] The biggest Ebola outbreak in human history happened in West Africa from 2014 to 2015. I was on the front lines in Liberia serving as the head of case detection for the National Ebola Response team and administering critical aspects of Liberia's Ebola response. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 30, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Tanzania: Govt Intensifies Ebola Preparedness
[Daily News] AS Ebola outbreak continues in neighbouring Uganda, the government has resolved to heighten preparedness in each of Tanzania's regions. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 30, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda's Ebola outbreak: Why is it so serious?
It is proving more difficult to deal with as vaccines are not available for a rare strain of the virus. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is Ebola and why is Uganda's outbreak so serious?
It is proving more difficult to deal with as vaccines are not available for a rare strain of the virus. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
News at a glance: Earth science satellites, Global Fund ’s haul, and Neptune’s rings
EARTH SCIENCE
European satellite duo will study oceans and warming
The European Space Agency (ESA) last week approved the $420 million Harmony mission as the next in its Earth Explorer line of science missions, following a competition. Harmony’s two satellites will carry infrared sensors and radar receivers to observe the turbulent waves, winds, and eddies that govern the interchange of heat and gases between the oceans and atmosphere. Scientists know oceans soak up more than 90% of the excess heat of global warming, but they need Harmony’s finer scale observations to explain how—and to calibra...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 29, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Scientists race to test vaccines for Uganda ’s Ebola outbreak
A multipronged international effort has begun to pull out all the stops to launch trials of experimental Ebola vaccines in Uganda, which declared an outbreak of the deadly disease on 20 September. According to the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) update, Uganda has had 18 confirmed and 18 suspected cases of Ebola, including 23 deaths—an unusually high case fatality rate of 64%. A trial of a vaccine candidate that’s farthest along in development could launch before the end of next month.
Proven vaccines exist for Zaire ebolavirus, which has led to a dozen outbreaks in the neighboring Democratic Republic...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 29, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Uganda: Govt Fights Deadly Ebola Outbreak As President Assures It's Under Control
[VOA] Kampala -- Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has assured the country that an Ebola outbreak is under control and that no restrictions on movement are needed. The country's health officials confirmed cases of a deadly Sudan ebolavirus with six reported deaths out of 31 confirmed cases. Uganda's medical association says some of its members are critically ill and has threatened to join a strike by medical interns over what they say is inadequate personal protective equipment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 29, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: No Need of a Lockdown, Ebola Is Easy to Fight, Says Museveni As Five Doctors Test Positive
[Nile Post] President Museveni has ruled out a lockdown as had been suggested by some sections of the public after the outbreak of the Ebola virus. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 29, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Kasangati Death Sample Is Negative, Ruling Out Any Confirmed Ebola Cases in Kampala
[Nile Post] Health minister Jane Ruth Aceng has said samples from the alleged Kasangati fatality have tested negative, meaning that Kampala is still free of Ebola. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 29, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Tanzania: Ebola Outbreak - Five Regions At Highest Risk in Tanzania Identified
[Daily News] The Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, the Elderly and Children has identified five regions at highest risk being affected by the outbreak of Ebola disease due to high interaction. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 29, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: How Uganda Plans to Contain a New Ebola Outbreak
[DW] Uganda has quickly put in place emergency plans to deal with recent Ebola cases. Though experts believe that the country is well prepared to handle the outbreak, a new epidemic cannot be ruled out yet. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 29, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Museveni to Address the Nation On Ebola As Kasangati Registers Suspected Death
[Nile Post] Museveni to address the nation on Ebola as Kasangati registers suspected death (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Medical Interns At Hospital Go On Strike Amid Ebola Outbreak
[Nile Post] Medical interns at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital have withdrawn their services amidst an ebola outbreak that has claimed 23 lives so far. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Kenya: Otuoma Says Measures in Place to Avert Cross-Border Ebola Infections
[Capital FM] Busia -- Busia Governor Paul Otuoma has assured residents that all necessary measures have been put in place at border points to prevent the spread of the Ebola disease from the neighboring Uganda. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 27, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
