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Zim govt declares cholera outbreak an emergency, police ban public gatherings
The ban was announced a day after the government declared the disease an emergency.
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Cancer deaths rise to 9.6 million as populations grow and age
The World Health Organisation's International Agency for Research on Cancer said the global cancer burden would rise to an estimated 18.1 million new cases this year.
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China's small farmers pose huge challenge in swine fever battle
In any case, the disease was only present in the south, added Wang. In fact, the first outbreak was reported in Shenyang, also in the northeast.
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Ebola control measures seem to be working in Congo, WHO says
The outbreak has so far killed 77 people in Congo’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces among 116 cases. Fifteen of the cases were health workers.
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Latest Congo Ebola outbreak is Zaire strain, vaccinations to start
Forty-six other suspected cases are being investigated, including 25 in Beni, a trading hub of several hundred thousand people, the ministry said in a statement.
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WHO says woman's Ebola death in hospital was 'trigger event'
WHO’s emergency response chief Peter Salama said seven of the woman’s immediate family later also died from Ebola-like symptoms, and potential cases were now being traced in 10 localities.
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Congo Ebola outbreak poses high regional risk, says WHO
Another 20 people died from unidentified haemorrhagic fevers in the area, mostly in the second half of July.
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WHO warns there may be no vaccine option for new Ebola outbreak
International experts set up a laboratory on Thursday in the city of Beni, 30 km from where the outbreak was declared.
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More funding needed to fight TB in SA and globally, specialist says
According the World Health Organisation, TB is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide.
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WHO head: Too early to declare victory in DRC Ebola outbreak
WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus tells journalists in Kinshasa there are encouraging signs the Ebola outbreak many be brought under control.
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Kenyan official says 5 dead in reemergence of Rift Valley Fever
The highly contagious disease is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes or close contact with contaminated animals’ blood or organs, according to WHO.
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WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in Congo is stabilising
The fight against a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is giving a reason for cautious optimism, World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday.
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[ANALYSIS] How South Africa is tightening its tobacco rules
South Africa's proposed new tobacco laws will tighten the grip on how cigarettes and other tobacco products are sold, marketed and regulated in the country.
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Death toll from Ebola DRC outbreak climbs to 26
The uncertified anti-Ebola vaccine is being administered in northwest DRC.
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Congo health ministry confirms 11 new cases of Ebola
The WHO believes the virus has already infected 44 people and killed 15.
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WHO says Congo faces 'very high' risk from Ebola outbreak
The WHO statement said there had been 21 suspected, 20 probable and 3 confirmed cases of Ebola between April 4 and May 15, a total of 44 cases, including 15 deaths.
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First batch of Ebola vaccines arrives in Congo to combat outbreak
Only two cases of the virus have been confirmed by lab tests.
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WHO has 4,000 Ebola vaccines ready for Congo deployment
The World Health Organisation has obtained 4,000 doses of Ebola vaccine and is preparing for deployment in the Democratic Republic of Congo, its Africa director said on Sunday.
