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RFK Jr admits health department may have to rehire 20 percent of people fired in DOGE cuts

Agencies have repeatedly fired then rehired staffers during DOGE-led cuts

The Independent UK

Mathematician Adam Kucharski: ‘Our concepts of what we can prove are shifting’

The epidemiologist who advised on Ebola and Covid discusses the value of evidence in light of AI and social media, and how the notion of fact has long been divisive

The Guardian - UK

Scientists may have finally developed pill to cure Ebola

Study also unravels drug’s mechanisms of action

The Independent UK

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'It is a dangerous strategy, and one for which we all may pay dearly': Dismantling USAID leaves the US more exposed to pandemics than ever

The foreign aid program has been one of the country's best defenses against emerging infectious diseases. Without it, we are more vulnerable to a pandemic than ever.

LiveScience

Lassa fever: Ebola-like virus found in person who travelled to the UK

Lassa fever does not spread easily between people and the overall risk to the public is regarded as ‘very low’

The Independent UK

Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 14 as new cluster emerges, posing a challenge to health workers

Africa’s top public health agency says that Uganda’s Ebola caseload increased to 14 in the last week with a new cluster emerging from a 4-year-old child who recently died of the infectious disease

The Independent UK

Four-year-old dies from Ebola amid new outbreak in Uganda

The latest Ebola outbreak, the sixth in Uganda, was declared at the end of January.

Al Jazeera

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4-year-old dies of Ebola in Uganda raising concerns of spreading outbreak

There are no approved vaccines for the Sudan strain of Ebola that's infecting people in Uganda

The Independent UK

Musk claims USAID’s Ebola prevention efforts have restarted after DOGE cuts. Officials disagree

‘There was a waiver for Ebola, but USAID funds have never been back online,’ a current official said

The Independent UK

Mystery disease kills more than 50 in DRC: What we know so far

Officials have ruled out Ebola or Marburg virus, but say those infected are presenting symptoms of a ‘hemorrhagic fever’

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk admits DOGE accidentally eliminated prevention measures combatting Ebola virus

USAID leads the government's efforts to combat the spread of infectious diseases before they land on American soil. Some experts claim Musk broke it.

Fortune

Elon Musk Admits 'Accidental' Cancelation Of USAID Ebola Prevention: 'We Won't Be Perfect'

Elon Musk admitted to President Trump's cabinet members that it was a "mistake" for the DOGE to have canceled the USAID's Ebola prevention initiative, and he said the program immediately "restored," but some current and former officials deny his "restoration" claim.

International Business Times

Musk Compared to Homer Simpson After Flippant Reaction to DOGE 'Accidentally' Eliminating Ebola Prevention

Fans of The Simpsons drew parallels between Homer and Elon Musk after Musk casually admitted that DOGE briefly canceled Ebola prevention programs on accident.

Latin Times

The Latest: EPA wants to repeal a landmark environmental finding, jeopardizing climate regulations

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has privately urged President Donald Trump’s administration to reconsider a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action against climate change

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Elon Musk admits that DOGE accidentally canceled Ebola prevention during USAID cuts: ‘We won’t be perfect’

SpaceX boss claims there was ‘no interruption’ to the Ebola program, but a former USAID head says otherwise

Al Jazeera

Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting with Elon Musk

Musk defended DOGE attempts to fire federal employees, while Trump said Russia would have to make concessions for peace.

The Independent UK

Uganda discharges the last Ebola patients. No new deaths from the contagious virus reported

Uganda health authorities say they discharged the last eight patients who recovered from Ebola

International Business Times UK

Ebola Virus Infection Feared As Two Patients In NY Emergency Care Suspected Of Exposure: Symptoms You Should Know

Manhattan health scare after two patients at an urgent care centre sparked Ebola fears, later ruled out as likely norovirus.

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The Conversation

What is Sudan virus and how similar is it to Ebola?

The Ugandan government and the World Health Organization recently confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease. The index (first-known) case of this outbreak is thought to be a 32-year-old male nurse from a hospital in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.

Al Jazeera

One dead, eight sickened in Uganda’s new Ebola outbreak

Uganda’s Health Ministry has confirmed nine Ebola cases in the country.

Top News

Ebola Cases Rise In Uganda, Health Authorities Monitor Situation

Uganda reports nine Ebola cases with one fatality. Contact tracing and vaccine trials ongoing to contain the outbreak.

The Independent UK

Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 9, while 265 others are being monitored under quarantine

Health authorities in Uganda say Ebola cases in the country have risen to nine while 265 other people are being monitored under quarantine

Al Jazeera

Uganda battles new Ebola outbreak – and a vaccine hesitancy crisis

Amid sixth outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus, Ugandans bemoan lack of official communication and fears for the economy.

The Conversation

Breastfeeding and Ebola: knowledge gaps endanger mothers and babies

Breastfeeding is so important for child health that the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef recommend that babies should be breastfed within an hour of birth, be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, and then continue breastfeeding in combination with other foods for two years or more.

Medical Daily

Ebola Outbreak In Uganda: CDC Warns Travelers Of Deadly Virus That Has No Approved Vaccines Or Treatment

The CDC raised the alert to Level 2, urging travelers to "Practice Enhanced Precautions," against the deadly infection.

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