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 FDA has classified a recall of some Utz Zapp’s and Dirty potato chips as Class 1, its highest risk level, over possible salmonella contamination. Utz says no salmonella has been found in its products and no illnesses have been reported.
Security guard Hernán Gil was rescued alive in Catia La Mar after eight days trapped beneath rubble from Venezuela’s deadly twin earthquakes. Nearly 2,300 people are confirmed dead, tens of thousands remain missing and aid agencies warn of growing food, water and health risks.
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.