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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination
Crew, passengers who already left the ship, and people in contact with them have been quarantined in several countries around the world.
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda an international emergency
First group of Spanish passengers disembarks from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
New suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain and remote Tristan da Cunha
How do sugar substitutes affect the human body? You may be surprised
Weizmann Institute research: Sweetness may come at a price and change your glucose metabolism
WHO may rename monkeypox - here's why
Its guidelines recommend avoiding animal names or geographic regions. The novel coronavirus and its variants were renamed for this reason.
Do graphic cigarette warning labels really work? - study
Although graphic warning labels on cigarette packs increase pack-hiding behavior among smokers, they do not necessarily stop people from smoking.
Disease experts call on WHO, governments for more action on monkeypox
The WHO is considering whether the monkeypox outbreak should be assessed as a potential public health emergency of international concern.
WHO working on more monkeypox guidance as cases rise
The outbreak in 11 countries where it is not endemic is highly unusual, according to scientists. More than 100 confirmed or suspected cases have been reported, most of them in Europe.
WHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases cross 100 in Europe
In what Germany calls the largest outbreak in Europe ever, Monkeypox cases have been reported in at least eight European countries, and the WHO is convening
WHO, CDC express concern of possible undetected monkeypox spread in UK
The WHO did not recommend any restrictions for travel to and trade with the United Kingdom based on available information at this time.
World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID - WHO
The panel called for a high-level meeting at the UN General Assembly and independent health threats council led by heads of state to galvanize action.
WHO says it has documented 200 attacks on health facilities in Ukraine
Russia has denied previous accusations by Ukraine and Western nations of possible war crimes and has also denied targeting civilians in the war.
WHO says at least one child has died amid acute hepatitis increase
Health authorities are investigating the origin of 169 reported cases of inflammation of the liver in children in 12 countries.