Tropical diseases
There is New Ebola Case in DRC
A new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
"While not welcome news, this is an event we anticipated. We kept response teams in Beni and other high risk areas for precisely this reason," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
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Virus spreading via different routes in Turkey
Studies are increasingly establishing how the coronavirus is spreading across Turkey by following different point of contacts and routes.
Officials try to keep track of how people got the virus by documenting their interactions and their stories.
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Six new cases, a total of 41 people infected with coronavirus in Serbia
"From the last report until 6 pm, on March 13, 2020, samples of 17 people were tested, 6 of which were positive and 11 negative for the new corona virus."
Thus, the number of cases registered by 8 am on March 14, 2020, increased to 41.
Nearly 2,000 People Have Died from Ebola in Congo
More than 2,700 people contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2019, and more than 1,800 died. This is according to data from the World Health Organization, published in Geneva, TASS reported.
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An Explosion in a Russian Lab that Stores Deadly Viruses Like Smallpox, HIV and Ebola
Тhere is no risk of contamination as a result of the explosion and fire at a former centre for biological weapons development in the USSR, Russian authorities said today.
Congo police detain ex-health minister in Ebola funds probe
Police in Congo have detained the former minister of health amid an investigation into the use of Ebola funds as confirmed Ebola deaths rose to near 2,000 and confirmed cases of the virus exceeded 3,000 in the sprawling African nation.
Serious cases of West Nile down this year
The number of serious cases of West Nile virus infections in Greece dropped by 31 percent in the first eight months of the year compared to the same period in 2018, according to the weekly report by the National Health Organization (EODY), published on Friday.
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13 People Have Died from West Nile Fever in Greece since the Beginning of the Year
Тhirteen people suffering from West Nile fever have died in Greece since the beginning of this year, and another 131 have been infected with the virus, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday, quoted by Protothema.
Two New Cases of West Nile Fever in Bulgaria
Two new cases of West Nile fever in Bulgaria. The infection was confirmed after research by the Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases.
The patients are a 2-year-old child from Burgas and a 64-year-old man from Montana. They have inflammation of the brain.
With the new patients, there are already four cases of West Nile fever in Bulgaria.
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Two New Cases of West Nile Fever Confirmed in Bulgaria
On 15 August, the reference laboratory for tick-borne infections at the National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases confirmed two cases of West Nile fever, said the Ministry of Health.