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India Defers Africa Summit as Ebola Crisis Deepens

New Delhi-India and the African Union have postponed next week’s India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi following a worsening Ebola

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Rare Ebola Strain Triggers Alarm Across Eastern Congo

Bunia-A fast-spreading outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has intensified fears in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with

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US Issues Highest Travel Warning for Central African Nations Amid Ebola Outbreak

Washington-The United States on Tuesday urged Americans not to travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Uganda

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WHO Sounds Global Alarm Over Deadly Congo-Uganda Ebola Surge

Geneva-The World Health Organization on Sunday declared the Ebola outbreak spreading across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

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Spain Begins Evacuation From Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship

Tenerife— Spanish authorities on Sunday began evacuating passengers from the cruise vessel MV Hondius after a hantavirus outbreak linked to

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WHO Chief Flies to Spain as Authorities Prepare Hantavirus Cruise Ship Evacuation

Geneva — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Spain on Saturday to coordinate with Spanish authorities ahead of the evacuation of

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Hantavirus Outbreak on Atlantic Cruise Ship Leaves Three Dead, WHO Investigates

Cape town — A suspected outbreak of hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people

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Bangladesh Mounts Emergency Measles Drive as Outbreak Intensifies

Dhaka — Bangladesh has launched an emergency vaccination campaign targeting more than one million children as a rapidly spreading outbreak

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