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There may not be Ebola at Burning Man, but hypothermia, stomach bugs, and food-borne illness will be a problem if storm conditions persist
A doctor who has attended Burning Man told Insider flooded camps will lead to poor sanitation condi…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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False rumors are swirling that Burning Man has been hit by Ebola, a virus spread via body fluids that can cause bleeding and seizures
Rumors that there's an Ebola outbreak at the flooded Burning Man festival spread after users of X, …
Kim Schewitz
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3 types of viruses that can jump from animals to humans, and which ones scientists are watching to prepare for the next pandemic
Global efforts to track infectious disease often start by surveilling animal populations, since som…
Andrea Michelson
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A dangerous strain of Ebola is spreading fast in Uganda – vaccines and treatments aren't working against it
In Uganda, Sudan Ebolavirus is killing healthcare workers at an alarming rate.
Hilary Brueck
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Researchers at the University of Oxford start first human trials of Ebola vaccine
The trial will be conducted on 26 volunteers, aged between 18 and 55 years, to determine the saf…
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WHO employees reportedly sexually abused 50 women in the Congo during Ebola outbreak
29 out of the 50 women became pregnant and were forced by employees to have abortions, Reuters repo…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Guinea declares first Ebola outbreak since 2016, after confirming 7 new cases linked to a funeral
Seven people who attended a nurse's funeral later came down with diarrhea, vomiting, and bleeding. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Ghana declares outbreak of Marburg virus, a deadly and contagious disease like Ebola, which officials are trying to contain
This is the second instance of the virus causing an outbreak in West Africa. Two people have died s…
Marianne Guenot
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Ebola makes a comeback in the Republic of Congo — which is already fighting the coronavirus and the world's largest outbreak of measles
The Ebola virus resurgence has been reported in the Wangata health…
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The CDC says the US will screen and track people traveling from countries with Ebola cases
Travelers coming in from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea will have their info sent to l…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Diseases deadlier than COVID-19 are already in the making — here are the top ten candidates that could cause the next pandemic
COVID-19 was a wake-up call for the world to be more vigilant about viral bugs that could turn the …
Prabhjote Gill
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Just 6 years after Ebola killed more than 11,000 people, West African nations are bracing for a coronavirus spike
West Africa is home to some of the poorest countries in the world, many lacking doctors and vital r…
Robert Leslie,Mark Abadi
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Trump's approach to the 2014 Ebola outbreak offered a preview of his coronavirus response. He spread false info, attacked rivals, and tweeted through the whole thing.
In 2014, Trump ignored public health experts on Ebola, while relentlessly criticizing Obama via Twi…
John Haltiwanger
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We're repeating one of the worst mistakes of the Ebola outbreak in the hunt for a coronavirus cure
"We have no reliable data" on potential coronavirus treatments, one researcher said. Here's how tha…
Andrew Dunn
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Congo, weary from Ebola, must also battle the coronavirus
Spreading Ebola typically requires an exchange of bodily fluids, and people have often been infec…
PTI
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Chapare Virus — All you need to know about the deadly virus that causes hemorrhagic fever like Ebola
“Because there are very few documented cases of Chapare in humans, more research is needed to …
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Scientists discovered a deadly hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola that can spread person-to-person in Bolivia
Chapare virus was first observed in 2004 and again in 2019. The second outbreak yielded new informa…
Andrea Michelson
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A deadly rabbit virus nicknamed 'bunny Ebola' is spreading in the southwestern US, killing thousands of rabbits
Rabbits stricken with the virus die suddenly, often with bloody noses that indicate internal bleedi…
Aylin Woodward
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Biden's coronavirus board is made up of former federal officials who oversaw past epidemics including AIDS, Ebola, and Zika
At least 10 of the 13 members on Biden's COVID-19 advisory board have served the federal government…