The WHO says the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius is over after the final exposed contact completed quarantine and tested negative. The rare Andes virus outbreak infected 13 people and killed three.
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The WHO says Europe’s heatwave has been linked to more than 1,300 excess deaths since June 21. Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic set new temperature records as extreme heat moved east.
France has confirmed its first Ebola case in a doctor who returned from a humanitarian mission in DR Congo. Health officials say the patient is stable, isolated and being treated under strict biosafety protocols.
Confirmed Ebola cases in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have risen to 782, with 181 deaths, as officials report a record daily increase. Conflict, limited contact tracing and gaps in testing are complicating containment efforts.
Dr. Peter Stafford, a U.S. doctor infected with the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola while working in Congo, has recovered and left quarantine at Berlin’s Charité hospital. The outbreak has spread to Uganda, with Congo reporting a rising number of cases and deaths.
CDC analyses warn the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda could exceed 20,000 cases within three months if isolation remains limited. Officials said the models are planning tools and that the risk to the U.S. general population remains low.
Kenya’s High Court has extended a block on a proposed U.S.-linked Ebola quarantine facility after protests in Nanyuki and growing criticism from Kenyan groups and U.S. health experts. President William Ruto defended the plan as part of Kenya’s emergency preparedness partnership with Washington.
Five health workers in DR Congo have recovered from Ebola amid an outbreak with over 280 confirmed cases. Officials emphasize early detection, contact tracing, and community cooperation to control the virus.