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Newborn at Bunia Orphanage Confirmed as Ebola Victim

The case highlights acute pediatric risk in a Bundibugyo outbreak that has no licensed vaccines or strain-specific treatments.

Augsburg Confirms Fatal Borna Virus Infection

WHO Probes Suspected Hantavirus Cluster on Cruise Ship After Three Deaths

Germany’s Tick Season Is Turning Year-Round as Warmer Winters Fuel Spread

Karachi Confirms First Congo Virus Death of 2026

First Reported Marine-to-Human Virus Link Tied to Severe Eye Disease

Study Identifies ESB2, the RNA Enzyme That Lets Sleeping Sickness Parasites Hide

Italy Confirms Europe’s First Human H9N2 Bird Flu Case

Bavaria Confirms Rare Borna Virus Infection in Erding District

UK Meningitis Cluster in Kent Reaches 20 Suspected or Confirmed Cases, Two Deaths

Nuneaton Man Dies After Gastrointestinal Illness, With Tests Flagging Non-Toxigenic Cholera Bacteria

UTEP Study Finds 88% of Borderland Kissing Bugs Carry Chagas Parasite

Silvina Scheffler Discharged After Severe Illness Treated as Leptospirosis

UK Confirms Recombinant Mpox Case as Sequencing Flags Ib–IIb Lineage

Avian Flu Warnings Intensify After Fatal H5N5 Case as Officials Diverge on Human Risk

Washington State Resident Dies in World’s First Human H5N5 Bird Flu Case

First Known Human H5N5 Bird Flu Case Turns Fatal, Washington Officials Say

Ethiopia Confirms First Marburg Outbreak as Three Deaths Reported in Omo Region

Washington Confirms First Human H5N5 Bird-Flu Case as CDC Maintains Low Public Risk

Hantavirus Death Confirmed in Bariloche as Two Contacts Isolated