Pandemics that weren’t: How to nip an outbreak in the bud
Doctors, epidemiologists and surveillance systems have managed to contain flares of cholera, mpox and Marburg virus before they become international crises
A nurse who survived the current Ebola outbreak: ‘I screamed in pain, my body ached and I felt itchy all over’
Prosper Heri|Goma (Democratic Republic of the Congo)|
The recovery of eight patients from the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda is, according to the WHO, ‘living proof that it can be stopped’
‘No vaccines, no treatment and in a conflict zone’: Why this Ebola outbreak is ‘very worrying’
Lucas Molfino, medical director of MSF Switzerland, stresses the need for coordination between countries to break chains of transmission: ‘Let’s hope the international community is up to the task because it will be greatly needed’
East Africa is monitoring its borders for Ebola and urging caution among the population: ‘Why do we alone suffer epidemics?
John Okot / Prosper Heri Ngorora|Gulu (Uganda) and Goma (DRC)|
Uganda has suspended Martyrs’ Day celebrations to prevent the arrival of pilgrims from neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, the origin of the current outbreak
WHO warns that humanity is on the brink of an even more devastating pandemic: ‘The world is not safer’
Experts warn that the risk of a new public health emergency is skyrocketing while investment and measures to address it are stalling
When things get out of hand at the lab: Hundreds of accidents expose the ‘catastrophic’ risk of dangerous pathogen leaks
Opacity surrounds incidents at scientific facilities, with over 400 cases documented in the last half-century worldwide, including a cloud of bacteria that affected 10,000 people in 2019
Congolese doctor Jean Kaseya: ‘We face a significant risk of a pandemic originating in Africa’
The director of the Africa CDC believes the abrupt cutoff of Western aid will cause great suffering to Africans. At the same time, he sees it as an opportunity to emancipate the continent from foreign support
Cars kill more people than wars in Africa: Traffic accidents claim a life every two minutes
A total of 259,061 people lost their lives in road accidents in the continent in 2021, according to the latest report from the Africa Transport Policy Program
Surviving Ebola in Liberia: 10 stories of pain and hope
A decade after the worst of the virus’ 40 outbreaks killed 11,300 people, individuals who still bear its physical and mental scars speak out
Ebola vaccine halves the chance of dying from the disease, says new study
The injection not only interrupts the transmission of the virus, which kills on average 50% of those who become infected, but also increases the survival rate among those who had already been infected before receiving the dose, according to research by Doctors Without Borders published in ‘The Lancet’
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