Browsing: Health
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has confirmed its third case of Ebola disease, involving a 65-year-old woman who developed symptoms while in quarantine, prompting renewed efforts…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has confirmed a second case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease, but the circumstances surrounding the infection offer an important early indication…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has reported no additional confirmed Ebola infections following the death of its first confirmed Bundibugyo virus disease patient, offering an encouraging…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The World Health Organization (WHO) has reassured Kenyans that there is no evidence of an ongoing Ebola outbreak in the country, as…
KINSHASA, DR Congo — The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has exceeded 9,000, with the death toll reaching…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has formally declared Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus a formidable epidemic disease under the Public Health Act, introducing a…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has identified and verified all 122 people linked to its first imported Ebola case, with 108 placed in quarantine and undergoing…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Canada has updated its travel guidance for Kenya following confirmation of an imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola in Nairobi, joining other governments…
FORT PORTAL, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called for greater attention to traditional cultural practices in the country’s HIV response, arguing that some…
BOSTON, United States — A genetically modified pig kidney kept a patient with end-stage kidney disease off dialysis for 271 days, marking the longest reported…