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The latest updates from leading public health agencies and international organizations, gathered automatically every hour. Each story is a short summary with a link to the original publisher.
Barbados eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV (opens the original article on PAHO)
Barbados eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV Cristina Mitchell 30 Oct 2026
Virus Shamonda: ¿qué significa el primer caso humano para las Américas? (opens the original article on PAHO)
Shamonda virus: What does the first human case mean for the Americas? Cristina Mitchell 28 Oct 2026
DR Congo: WHO urges sustained efforts as Ebola cases top 10,000 (opens the original article on UN News)
As Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) surpass the 10,000 mark, the World Health Organization (WHO) has underlined the need for continued efforts to contain spread of the disease.
As the cold season nears, universal immunisation of newborns against RSV could significantly reduce infant hospitalisations across Europe (opens the original article on ECDC)
As the season for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other respiratory diseases approaches, a new report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) indicates that universal immunisation of newborns against RSV could substantially reduce hospitalisations among infants…
ECDC to deploy experts as Ebola cases emerge in Kenya and Nigeria (opens the original article on ECDC)
Following the emergence of Ebola disease in Kenya and Nigeria, and with the situation in the DRC remaining serious, ECDC is increasing its efforts to support investigations and local response by sending a team of ECDC experts to Nigeria.
Ebola: 20 contacts released from quarantine in Kenya, amid vaccine ‘hope’ in DR Congo (opens the original article on UN News)
Twenty people associated with Kenya’s first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease have been reunited with their families after being released from quarantine following completion of a mandatory 21-day monitoring period.
Ebola: UN officials condemn killing of nurse in DR Congo (opens the original article on UN News)
The UN’s Ebola coordinator and the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) have deplored the killing of a nurse working to halt the spread of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
World Polio Day 2026: Americas mark 35 years free of wild poliovirus as vaccination gaps persist (opens the original article on PAHO)
World Polio Day 2026: Americas mark 35 years free of wild poliovirus as vaccination gaps persist Cristina Mitchell 23 Oct 2026
Importation of Ebola cases to Kenya and Nigeria: ECDC assesses the threat (opens the original article on ECDC)
With cases of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus recently detected in Kenya and Nigeria, ECDC reiterates the low risk for Europe while highlighting the need for preparedness.
‘Burden and loss’ builds in DR Congo, as Kenya strengthens Ebola containment (opens the original article on UN News)
As Ebola continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), more resources are needed to fight the disease and feed patients and families, UN agencies said on Friday.
DR Congo: Ebola responders under pressure as outbreak expands (opens the original article on UN News)
As the deadly Ebola disease outbreak reached an eighth province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), investigators pursued all leads on Thursday to assess the risk of the disease spreading in Nigeria.
First human case of Shamonda virus reported in France as patient dies (opens the original article on UN News)
A patient in France has died after being infected with Shamonda virus, the first recorded human case of the disease.
Updated 30 Oct 2026, 18:44 EDT. Headlines and short summaries link to the original publishers.