DR Congo Ebola outbreak declared public health emergency
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak declared public health emergency

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49025298 By BBC Health News The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a public health emergency of international concern. But it stressed borders should not be closed, adding that the risk of the disease spreading outside the region was not…

Lassa fever: The killer disease with no vaccine
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Lassa fever: The killer disease with no vaccine

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43211086 By Dr Charlie Weller Since the beginning of the year, Nigeria has been gripped by an outbreak of a deadly disease. Lassa fever is one of a number of illnesses which can cause dangerous epidemics, but for which no vaccine currently exists. Lassa fever is not a new disease, but…