Epidemic

Oxford begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine, Germany treats infected US citizen

Recruitment for the vaccination trial has begun, with vaccinations expected to start in the coming weeks • US citizen becomes second to be treated in German hospital • Total DRC cases rise to 1,926

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Employees work during a visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at the National Institute of Biomedical Research in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 2, 2026.
A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) stands near displaced people waiting for the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026.

Congo bans gatherings in Kinshasa and three provinces over Ebola outbreak

The ban comes ahead of a planned protest in Kinshasa on July 8 against constitutional reform, with opposition figures calling it "politically motivated."

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Red Cross workers prepare to lower the coffin of Dr Tibenderana Katho Blaise who worked at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune and died of Ebola virus, at the Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 26, 2026.

Israel rules out Ebola cases after suspected patients test negative

As the ministry emphasizes, a fever following travel from affected areas requires immediate assessment, but Ebola remains rare among returning travelers.

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An ambulance is seen at the entrance to the emergency room of Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan, Israel, July 15, 2023.

Ebola risk remains low, health ministry says, as second DRC returnee showing symptoms hospitalized

The European Centre for Disease Control said the outbreak continues to affect the DRC and Uganda, while the risk to the general population in European and other Western countries remains low.

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Italy plays down coronavirus risk as death toll rises, cases jump

"The epidemic of misleading information will do more damage to Italy than the risk of the virus epidemic itself"

FEBRUARY 27, 2020ByREUTERS
Tourists wear protective masks in Saint Mark's Square in Venice as Italy battles a coronavirus outbreak, Venice, Italy, February 27, 2020

180 Israeli students quarantined after coronavirus exposure

"The potential that someone caught the virus from the [South Korean] tourists is high; whoever doesn't enter quarantine is endangering the public."

FEBRUARY 23, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Employees work on a production line manufacturing face masks at a factory, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China February 15, 2020

China reports large drop in new coronavirus cases in heart of outbreak

Chinese officials have said the apparent slowdown in infection rates is evidence that the strict measures are working.

FEBRUARY 20, 2020ByREUTERS
People wearing face masks look for products at a supermarket, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing

14 Americans evacuated from Japanese cruise ship contract coronavirus

The US State Department added in a statement that these individuals were moved to a specialized containment area for quarantine.

FEBRUARY 17, 2020ByREUTERS
Passengers and children stand on the desk of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, as the vessel's passengers continue to be tested for coronavirus, at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan February 13, 2020

Israeli invented 'CoughSync' machine to treat coronavirus in China

"It is a completely noninvasive method of clearing secretions that reproduces normal physiology,” said its inventor, Dr. Eliezer Be'eri.

FEBRUARY 16, 2020ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Dr. Eliezer Be’eri shown treating infant with CoughSync

Deaths from coronavirus outbreak in China surpass those from SARS

Many of China's usually teeming cities have almost become ghost towns during the past two weeks.

FEBRUARY 9, 2020ByREUTERS
Elderly people queue up for free surgical masks from a convenience store, following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Hong Kong, China February 7, 2020.