All news on the topic: Ebola virus

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Everything we know about Disease X that could see '20x more deaths than Covid'
Experts believe that Disease X could result in 20 times more deaths than Covid - as it appears on WHO's shortlist of priority diseases, along with viruses like SARS, Ebola and Zika
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Airport sniffer dog discovers pile of mummified monkeys in passenger's luggage
The passenger returning from a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that the luggage contained dried fish, but an inspection at Boston Logan Airport revealed dead and dehydrated bodies of four monkeys, agents said
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Four Ebola-like viruses 'will kill 12 times more people by 2050', docs warn
Health experts have issued a chilling warning surrounding four viruses which could spark mass deaths in 2050 - it come after scientists noticed a spike in figures
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Government responds to Burning Man cannibalism & ebola rumour as revellers clash
Following the dramatic ending to the annual arts festival deep in the Nevada desert, rumours began to swirl about everything from party-goers resorting to cannibalism to an ebola outbreak
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On-the-ground nurse responds to rumour of Ebola at chaotic Burning Man festival
An EMS nurse working on the ground at Burning Man took to TikTok to debunk rumours of an Ebola outbreak as well as a FEMA response at the chaotic, flooded festival
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Deadly bug that turns sufferers 'into ghosts' with bleeding gums - with no cure
The World Health Organisation say that a key symptom is patients looking “ghost-like” with deep-set eyes, expressionless faces and extreme lethargy as well as bleeding
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Nine deadly infections that could spark a pandemic - but one is missing
The WHO has listed nine pathogens they believe are the most 'urgent' threat to humanity. Concerned scientists are urgently researching them, but have excluded one key threat
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9 silent killers posing biggest threat to humanity ranked by world's top doctors
The World Health Organization (WHO) has a 'priority' list of diseases which they say pose the greatest public health risk and are being monitored and researched to prepare for the next potential public health emergency
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Three die from ‘nosebleed’ disease that kills in 24 hours – as town quarantined
A town in Burundi, West Africa, has been quarantined after an outbreak of an unknown virus which causes nosebleeds. The country's health officials say they have already ruled out Ebola and Marburg
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Outbreak of one of world’s deadliest bugs with death rate of 90% kills five
A new outbreak of a disease with a near 90% death rate kills has killed five people in Tanzania. The World Health Organisation said they hope to contain the Marburg virus 'as soon as possible'
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Deadly Marburg virus kills nine people in fresh outbreak - and there's no cure
The killer Marburg virus, which has a mortality rate of up to 88%, has been identified in Equatorial Guinea who are struggling to contain the deadly outbreak