Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

But these scientific advances went hand in hand with social transformations that made experts and public health authorities more credible than a local leader or a healer who believed eating the organs of the deceased could save people from the plague

Meanwhile, controversy has erupted over a possible pathogen exposure at a Russian research institute studying plague (Black Death) after a researcher in her 20s died following severe pneumonia symptoms

U.S. Escalates Pressure on Russia Over Siberia Lab Death

Questions are mounting over a suspected pneumonic plague death at a Russian research facility as Moscow offers few clear details

Global progress on WHO Pandemic Agreement as nations bolster health defenses

Global progress on WHO Pandemic Agreement as nations bolster health defenses

More than 3,510 people have died from Ebola in eastern DR Congo since the outbreak was declared four months ago, with Ituri accounting for 78% of confirmed cases

The deadliest Ebola outbreak on record in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have begun months before it was declared in May

Saima Wazed, daughter of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned as the World Health Organization’s Southeast Asia regional director amid fraud and forgery investigations by the UN agency and Bangladeshi authorities

Since it was declared in mid-May, it has spread from three health zones to 60, with 6,250 cases, including 3,039 deaths, government data showed, mostly fueled by insecurity, displacement and intense population movements

The latest official tally, with data through Saturday, recorded 5,514 confirmed cases and 2,642 deaths, putting the case fatality rate at 47.9 percent

Ebola epidemic races ahead of response as WHO urges stronger global cooperation

The case fatality rate stands at 47.0 percent, while 1,040 people have recovered

Buta health zone in Bas-Uele was newly affected

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the largest the country has ever faced, with 4,449 confirmed cases and 2,061 deaths reported as of August 10

The outbreak this year, declared on 15 May, has seen at least 4,300 cases and caused more than 2,000 deaths

Russia has lost 1,470 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day, bringing its total number of personnel losses to 1,459,210

A Russian drone strike on Ranok's warehouse in the northeastern city of Kharkiv on August 1 destroyed about 8 million books, the biggest blow yet to Ukraine's publishing industry during the four-year-old war

A Russian drone strike on Ranok's warehouse in the northeastern city of Kharkiv on August 1 destroyed about 8 million books, the biggest blow yet to Ukraine's publishing industry during the four-year-old war

South Korea has maintained a policy of providing Ukraine humanitarian assistance while withholding lethal weapons

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The ongoing outbreak is centered in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

At the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, the nurse spends her days caring for patients infected with Ebola — one of the world’s deadliest viruses — administering medicine and assisting those too weak to feed themselves

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged authorities to step up the Ebola response and better protect frontline health workers, during a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where a deadly outbreak is spreading fast

Fauci asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when called before Congress

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed over 1,500 people in eastern Congo

The ongoing Ebola outbreak has claimed more than 1,000 lives in Africa, with health officials warning of an even bleaker outlook if urgent action is not taken

International Organisation for Migration (IOM) flagged the worrying development as they believe the burial of Ebola victims' bodies has contributed to the spike in cases and the fast spread

At least two people have died as violent thunderstorms struck France overnight following a prolonged heatwave

But this time more than 2,000 cases were confirmed in only two months, including 796 deaths

A total of 366 patients have recovered, while 753 people remain in isolation

Nigeria topped the chart with 2.2 million unvaccinated children

The 27-year-old and his colleagues were attempting to carry out a safe burial at a cemetery in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, last month when they were attacked

She had traveled from Mongbwalu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to neighboring Uganda, where she fell ill and rapidly declined

The rodent-borne disease infected at least 12 people, killing three, and triggered a global health alert

U of M associate professor Jason Kindrachuk discusses Ebola, the current crisis and how his team of researchers is helping

Mumbai: Scientists warn warming seas and an emerging El Niño could intensify extreme weather worldwide

The man's body was found in a charred area near Liti, about 15km (nine miles) north-west of the city of Thessaloniki, where more than 100 firefighters are working to contain the blaze

The extreme weather has disrupted daily life across several countries, with infrastructure buckling under the relentless heat and emergency services struggling to meet rising demand

Dozens of firefighters, assisted by four aircraft, battled a wildfire burning pine forests on the tourist island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea, some 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Split

The incident happened in the small town of Beuvrages, near the commune of Valenciennes

With temperatures eclipsing 40 degrees Celsius, heat-related deaths are rising

Hormuz is a narrow stretch of water separating Iran and Oman that is only about 30 kilometres (18 miles) wide

Europe is enduring one of its most severe heatwaves in recent history, with France reporting around 1,000 excess deaths in just three days as record-breaking temperatures fuelled wildfires, disrupted transport networks and even triggered explosions from unexploded Second World War ammunition in Germany

Europe braced Wednesday for another day of a sweltering heatwave that has smashed records, left tens of thousands of people without power and sent air conditioner sales zooming in a continent unused and ill equipped to handle searing heat

Negotiators will meet next month for a new round of talks on the “pathogen access and benefit sharing” annexe to the WHO pandemic agreement

Health officials warn of further Ebola spread without swift control measures

Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains why the outbreak may have started months before officials knew and how difficult conditions make contact tracing extremely challenging

Africa CDC counts over 1,100 suspected Ebola

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had recently visited the epicenter of the outbreak in the DR Congo

Inside Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport, five experts wearing red vests bearing the words "China Health" stood in formation with their luggage, ready to depart for the front line of the Ebola-affected region in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Survivors’ recoveries seen as vital message in Congo’s expanding Ebola crisis

However, for reasons unclear, this crucial information was kept from international NGOs by medical officials until last week, with local medics now acknowledging they believe the 2026 outbreak originated with a patient treated at a hospital in the eastern DRC village of Rwampara

Global health organisation CEPI will give roughly $60 million to Moderna and to two other groups to accelerate the development of shots against Ebola Bundibugyo, the deadly virus that has swept through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Brazil monitors two patients for Ebola amid fears of spread from Africa

DR Congo has recorded over 1,000 suspected cases since mid-May

Public health officials are scrambling to contain the virus in one of the toughest environments: Ituri province, the centre of the crisis, is a mining hub where thousands of people work in close proximity every day, and a conflict zone, with ongoing fighting between rebel groups

US cruise ship passenger Jake Rosmarin gives a hantavirus quarantine update