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The birth of Jesus would probably have been forgotten – if it wasn’t for a plague

When a terrifying Ebola-like pandemic struck the Roman empire, Christianity offered solutions that the old ways didn’t, says academic and author Jonathan Kennedy

The Guardian - UK

Ebola: how a vaccine turned a terrifying virus into a preventable disease

The Ebola virus devastated west Africa in 2014, claiming over 11,000 lives in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

The Conversation

Sierra Leone Launches Nationwide Ebola Vaccine Campaign

Sierra Leone launches nationwide Ebola vaccine campaign targeting 20,000 frontline workers after devastating 2014 outbreak.

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Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak

Sierra Leone has started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine

The Independent UK

What is bleeding eye virus? The disease that’s sparked travel warnings

At least 15 people have died in Rwanda from an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, which is usually fatal without treatment

The Independent UK

OPINION - I am sick of people criticising Band Aid — this is why they're completely wrong

“Do they know it’s Christmas?” Fuse ODG (real name Nana Richard Obiana) turned down the offer to take part in the 30th anniversary of the original song in 2014 which was to be refashioned to raise money for the Ebola crisis. He says: “I pointed out to Geldof the lyrics…

Evening Standard

What is Band Aid 40? The charity Christmas single that's causing controversy

Musicians are distancing themselves from the “colonial” Christmas single, but Bob Geldof refuses to change the lyrics

Evening Standard

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Covid Lessons Learned? UN Summit Mulls Plan For Healthy Planet, And Humans

The Covid-19 and Ebola outbreaks brought into stark relief the harms that can come to humans if we interfere too much with nature, placing ourselves in contact with animals carrying unknown pathogens.

International Business Times

Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda – what you need to know

Rwanda is in the midst of its first outbreak of Marburg virus – an often fatal disease with symptoms similar to Ebola. So far, 46 cases have been recorded and 12 deaths. The source of the outbreak is still not known.

The Conversation

Food scarcity in Liberia: how women who run households cope

Liberia, with a population of just over 5.6 million people, is one of the world’s ten poorest countries, with a GDP per capita of US$662.50. The lingering effects of two civil wars (1989-2003), Ebola outbreaks (2014-2015) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) have left Liberia short of achieving widespread development goals.…

The Conversation

Western media outlets are trying to fix their racist, stereotypical coverage of Africa. Is it time African media did the same?

Quick question: what do these titles have in common? A Dark Continent Seeking Light; Sure, Ebola is Bad. Africa has Worse, or; Magic and Cannibalism in the African Jungle. You guessed it – they’re all about Africa. But the most correct answer is they’re all headlines that have appeared in…

The Conversation

Mpox: African countries have beaten disease outbreaks before – here’s what it takes

Barely over a year after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that mpox was no longer a public health issue of international concern, it is back in the news. This time with a diversity of variants, new modes of transmission and new populations infected.

The Conversation

The worst security test ever? University slammed over fake Ebola scare as phishing test

A fake report of an Ebola case was by UCSC sent to trick students

TechRadar

After COVID and Ebola, doctors take on mpox amid conflict in eastern DRC

The mpox outbreak puts pressure on a region already struggling with a lack of medicines and an ongoing armed rebellion.

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The Guardian - UK

Global failure to prepare for pandemics ‘gambling with children’s future’

Lessons from Ebola and Covid were not learned, say Helen Clark and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as they launch report calling for urgent action

The Independent UK

China conducts animal tests with Ebola-like virus that kills within three days

Researchers developed new method to study effects of Ebola virus infection under controlled lab conditions

LiveScience

32 diseases you can catch from animals

Humans can catch a huge number of diseases from animals, and these can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi.

Zenger

Flu Tops List Of Likely Pandemic Pathogens, Disease Experts Warn

Influenza ranked highest, followed by 'Disease X,' Coronavirus, SARS, and Ebola in terms of global pandemic potential.

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Newcastle Herald

Ebola to COVID: Hunter doctor a freeman of the city inspired by Mandela

'There's no passion to be found in playing small.'

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Liberia Marks 10 Years Since Devastating Ebola Outbreak

Liberians commemorate 10th anniversary of Ebola outbreak, honoring victims and addressing challenges.

WEKU

Ebola vaccine cuts death rates in half — even if it's given after infection

Ebola is one of the most feared infectious diseases, with more than half of those infected dying. A vaccine has now been shown to cut that mortality rate in half.

The Independent UK

World leaders to meet to discuss threat of hypothetical ‘Disease X’ pandemic in Davos

‘Disease X’ is ranked as a priority for awareness campaigning by the WHO alongside Covid-19, Ebola and Zika virus

Fortune

‘Disease X’ could cause the next pandemic, according to the WHO—or Ebola, SARS, or Nipah. 9 pathogens researchers are keeping a watchful eye on

'Disease X' isn't a threat yet, as far as we know. Here are nine other pandemic threats the World Health Organization is keeping a watchful eye on.

Evening Standard

Time's Person of the Year: 10 past winners as Donald Trump named for second time

The Time Person of the Year tradition began in 1927, so which prominent people or groups have won it recently?

The Independent UK

Internal documents show the World Health Organization paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each

Internal documents obtained by The Associated Press show that the World Health Organization has paid $250 each to at least 104 women in Congo who say they were sexually abused or exploited by Ebola outbreak responders

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