Category: Featured Headlines
Displacement Camps Raise Fears of Wider Ebola Spread in Eastern Congo
Aid workers and local leaders in Bunia, eastern Congo, are warning that overcrowded displacement camps with limited sanitation could accelerate the spread of Ebola. In one camp housing approximately 10,000 people, residents reportedly have access to only a single handwashing station and one infrared thermometer. Many families lack soap, clean water, and basic hygiene supplies, […]
May 27, 2026
U.S. to send Americans exposed to Ebola to makeshift hospital in Kenya
U.S. officials are planning to establish a quarantine facility in central Kenya within the next week to house Americans who may have been exposed to Ebola. The site would use biocontainment units transported from the United States to safely isolate individuals under observation. Discussions are ongoing regarding how confirmed Ebola cases would be managed if […]
May 27, 2026
Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa Could Last Months, W.H.O. Says
NYT Health officials reported more than 130 suspected deaths and 540 cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, but experts say the figures could be much higher. Medical workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are experiencing a shortage of supplies as the number of suspected Ebola cases has passed 500, according to […]
May 20, 2026
New Ebola outbreak hits DRC and Uganda: What you need to know
Care Families in the eastern DRC and Uganda are facing a new Ebola outbreak alongside conflict, displacement, hunger, and fragile health systems. CARE and local partners are supporting preparedness efforts, with a focus on sharing trusted information, supporting infection prevention, and addressing the heightened risks facing women and girls. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) […]
May 20, 2026
A rare Ebola strain is spreading. Here’s why it’s so hard to contain
National Geographic As Ebola cases mount in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, experts explain what causes the disease—and the risk this outbreak poses to the rest of the world. The World Health Organization has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern following an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and in […]
May 20, 2026
ABC News: Doctor who helped ship take care of passengers with hantavirus is isolated in Nebraska medical unit
ABC An oncologist traveling on a cruise ship amid a hantavirus outbreak says he’s the lone American isolated at a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska. An oncologist traveling on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak says he’s the lone American isolated at a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska. Dr. Stephen Kornfeld of Bend, […]
May 13, 2026
Contagion Live: A Glimpse Inside the Facilities Housing the Quarantined Cruise Ship Passengers
Contagion Live The University of Nebraska’s Mark Rupp, MD, weighs in on his institution’s facilities where passengers are being housed during the quarantine protocol, insights on how they are monitored, and their current medical conditions. As of this morning, there are now 11 people infected with the hantavirus (Andes species) from the cruise ship. The […]
May 13, 2026
The Conversation: Hantavirus is very different to COVID. Here’s why the ‘Andes virus’ won’t cause the next pandemic
The Conversation For many people, news of a virus outbreak on a cruise ship immediately brings back memories of COVID spreading when the Ruby Princess docked in Sydney in March 2020. Of the passengers and crew who disembarked, 575 had COVID. The virus then spread to the community. So it’s understandable people are concerned that passengers from […]
May 13, 2026
NYT: French Hantavirus Patient Is Critically Ill as Outbreak Reaches 11 Cases
NYT The woman, who was a passenger on the MV Hondius, was breathing with the help of an artificial lung, officials in Paris said. A French woman with hantavirus who had traveled on the MV Hondius cruise ship was critically ill on Wednesday, officials said, as the number of identified cases in the outbreak climbed to […]
May 13, 2026
MedPage Today: These States Are Watching for Potential Hantavirus Cases
MedPage Today Some people who may have been exposed to a hantavirus that can transmit from human to human returned to the U.S. before the outbreak aboard a cruise ship was known. This includes seven Americans who disembarked the ship on the remote island of St. Helena on April 24. MedPage Today broke that story last week. It […]
May 13, 2026
