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Britain gets experimental drug from Japan to bolster hantavirus response
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Gunmen kill 2 police officers assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
The attacks occurred in two areas of Bajaur, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, police officer Zafar Khan said, as Pakistan launched a new campaign across the country to vaccinate 19 million children against polio in an effort to eradicate the crippling disease. More than 200 polio workers and police officers assigned to protect them have been killed in Pakistan since the 1990s, according to officials. Health workers and police officers assigned to protect them are frequently targeted by militants who falsely claim the vaccination drives are part of a Western conspiracy to sterilize children.
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Cambodia Confirms 4th H5N1 Case in 2026, Raising Fears of Wider Outbreak
That earlier case revealed familiar risk factors: close contact with backyard poultry, including chickens and ducks that had recently fallen ill or died. The latest patient, a 66-year-old woman from Svay Rieng province, tested positive for the virus on April 21 and is now in isolation receiving intensive medical care, according to a Ministry of Health press release. PHNOM PENH — Cambodia has confirmed a fourth human case of H5N1 bird flu this year, health authorities said on April 22, intensifying concerns over a fast-evolving virus that is spreading through poultry and increasingly spilling over into humans.
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Sri Lanka reports increase in dengue in 2026
In a follow-up on the dengue fever situation in Sri Lanka this year, officials with the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) report 27,754 dengue cases as of May 11, an increase in cases compared to 2025. In addition, 14 deaths have been recorded. The highest number of infections has been recorded in the Western Province, while Matara, Galle, Ratnapura, Kalutara, and Kandy districts have also reported a significant number of cases in the first four months of 2026.
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Evening news wrap: Jahangir Khan exits Falta re-poll race in Bengal; WHO raises alarm over Ebola outbreak & more
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Goa sees decline in dengue cases with health centres stepping up efforts
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Ebola Outbreak Turns Deadly: 120 Killed, Over 300 Cases Reported
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“India Fully Prepared”: Government Activates Ebola Surveillance After Global Health Emergency Alert
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Ebola Alert in India: Health Ministry Tightens Airport Screening Amid Global Outbreak Fears - No Cases Reporte
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No vaccine, no cure: What the WHO Ebola health emergency means for Indians
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WHO declares global emergency over rare Ebola outbreak
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Ebola Outbreak: Understanding the rare Bundibugyo strain behind the crisis
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Ebola virus disease
Pathogen: Ebola viruses, including Bundibugyo virus in the current DRC/Uganda outbreak
Ebola remains a defining outbreak-desk disease because healthcare transmission, funeral practices, laboratory capacity, community trust, and international alarm can all move faster than the confirmed count.
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Hantavirus syndrome
Pathogen: Hantaviruses, including Andes virus in the Americas
This is a rare but frightening severe-disease story where a single unusual cluster can force questions about travel safety, rodent exposure, and whether Andes-virus-style person-to-person spread is in play.
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Measles
Pathogen: Measles virus
Measles is a clean reporter desk disease because it reveals vaccination gaps, school and household spread, travel-linked importation, and public-health capacity all at once.
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Anthrax
Pathogen: Bacillus anthracis
Anthrax is a strong local accountability story because livestock practices, slaughter exposure, and rural reporting gaps can hide serious outbreaks in plain sight.