Congo officials confirm Ebola outbreak
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Lab results have confirmed a deadly illness outbreak in southeastern Congo as Ebola fever, officials said Monday.
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The deadly Ebola virus may have killed more than 5,000 gorillas in central Africa, a study finds.
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The World Health Organization said on Saturday it was investigating "an outbreak of an unknown illness with a high mortality rate" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Congo's health minister called for more help Wednesday in combating an outbreak of the Ebola virus, which has killed at least five people in the first major outbreak here in 12 years.
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Geneva - The World Health Organisation on Tuesday confirmed that it was examining a &quot;probable&quot; first full case of human-to-human transmission of bird flu in Thailand.
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A new case of foot and mouth disease has been officially confirmed close to the site of last month&#39;s outbreak, Britain&#39;s chief veterinary officer Debby Reynolds said Wednesday.
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KINSHASA, Friday - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday began deploying troops to the east of the country amid reports that Rwandan forces were operating in the area and thousands of civilians were fleeing clashes.
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Foot and mouth disease has been confirmed in British cattle close to the site of last month&#39;s outbreak near London, government sources said, according to television stations.
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Recent outbreaks of ebola among people in Africa also killed thousands of gorillas, animals already threatened by hunting, a new study reports.
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Villagers don't kiss anymore in a corner of Democratic Republic of Congo hit by the deadly and highly contagious Ebola virus.
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The continued spread of the Ebola virus, along with hunting, could wipe out the species, researchers said.
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Hong Kong&#39;s 30 government departments and agencies and the Center for Health Protection CHP)ended here Friday a two-day drill to test their preparedness against an outbreak of an unknown communicable disease in Hong Kong.
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Scientists on Wednesday confirmed a fourth case of the livestock infection bluetongue, which has added to fears from a foot and mouth disease outbreak over the last two months.
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More than 100 people have died in a remote part of Congo, including all those who attended the funerals of two village chiefs, in what health officials fear is an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever.
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The EU confirms a new outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Hungary.
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Eight more cases of Ebola have been identified in Congo, raising to 17 the number of people confirmed to have contracted the deadly illness, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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Suspected case of cattle disease in Surrey, days after government declared outbreak over.