The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the second-largest on record, with confirmed cases surpassing 4,000 and more than 1,800 deaths. Health authorities and the WHO are racing to contain the virus as infections continue to spread across multiple provinces. The Africa CDC has launched emergency vaccination efforts while researchers accelerate work on treatments for the Bundibugyo strain, which currently has no approved vaccine. Here's everything you need to know about the worsening health crisis in DR Congo.

DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Worsens |Cases Cross 4,000, Death Toll Tops 1,800 |WHO Issues Urgent Warning

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is spreading largely undetected, with four out of five new cases having no known link to existing patients. According to the latest government data, the Bundibugyo strain has infected 1,792 people and claimed 625 lives. WHO officials say the true scale of the outbreak could be two to four times higher than reported due to underreporting and ongoing community transmission.

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A sudden mystery illness has claimed 23 lives in Turakapalem, Andhra Pradesh, since July. With fever turning deadly and panic spreading, the Chief Minister has declared a health emergency to combat the crisis.


India: Mystery fever outbreak claims 23 lives in Andhra Pradesh

Owing to a deadly fungal outbreak, the authorities in the US and Mexico have requested the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a public health emergency of international concern. The request was conveyed after the US&nbsp;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) informed that two people&nbsp;who underwent surgeries involving epidural anaesthesia, died of meningitis.

Recruiters reportedly lured patients from multiple countries and 24 US states to two facilities named&nbsp;River Side Surgical Center and Clinica K-3 in Mexico for cosmetic operations that may have exposed them to the fungus. Both facilities have been shut down by the authorities.&nbsp;

The CDC is currently monitoring over 400 people who may have visited the facilitirs&nbsp;to avail the services. They have also requested others who had surgeries at either of the two facilities to get evaluated, even if they are currently asymptomatic.&nbsp;

"All have been notified, and are under evaluation, and we were working with transplant centers and other partners to properly manage these patients who had these organs transplanted into their bodies," CDC's Dallas Smith was quoted as saying by CBS.&nbsp;

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<h2>Anaesthesia may have been contaminated: CDC</h2>

According to Smith, the medications used during anaesthesia may have been contaminated in the&nbsp;epidural itself or in other medications such as morphine that are added in&nbsp;conjunction with the surgeries.

"There's these agents that act as recruiters in the U.S. for patients, they link US patients to these clinics to receive certain care, and certain procedures like cosmetic procedures," he said.&nbsp;

"Because patients in Mexico, the United States, Canada, and Colombia were on the exposed list, we wanted to make sure these countries were aware, and provide such situational awareness, through a public health emergency of international concern."

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Although fungal&nbsp;meningitis is not contagious and can be treated with antifungal medicines - allowing the symptoms to simmer can quickly induce life-threatening conditions.&nbsp;

<h2>WHO cannot immediately approve the request</h2>

Despite the requests from the two countries, WHO cannot immediately declare&nbsp;a public health emergency. To do so, a WHO committee will have to convene and decide on the severity of the outbreak and if it is necessary&nbsp;to sound the bugle. Notably, the global health body receives such alerts in abundance every day but not all end up reaching that stage.&nbsp;

"[We] are notified of hundreds of events every day and assess each one," WHO spokesperson Margaret Ann Haris said in an email.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Owing to a deadly fungal outbreak, the authorities in the US and Mexico have requested the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a public health emergency of international concern.

Owing to a deadly fungal outbreak, the authorities in the US and Mexico have requested the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a public health emergency of international concern. The request was conveyed after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) informed that two people who underwent surgeries involving epidural anaesthesia, died of meningitis. Recruiters reportedly lured patients from multiple countries and 24 US states to two facilities named River Side Surgical Center and Clinica K-3 in Mexico for cosmetic operations that may have exposed them to the fungus. Both facilities have been shut down by the authorities. The CDC is currently monitoring over 400 people who may have visited the facilitirs to avail the services. They have also requested others who had surgeries at either of the two facilities to get evaluated, even if they are currently asymptomatic. "All have been notified, and are under evaluation, and we were working with transplant centers and other partners to properly manage these patients who had these organs transplanted into their bodies," CDC's Dallas Smith was quoted as saying by CBS. ALSO READ | MPox is no longer a global health emergency: World Health Organization Anaesthesia may have been contaminated: CDC According to Smith, the medications used during anaesthesia may have been contaminated in the epidural itself or in other medications such as morphine that are added in conjunction with the surgeries. "There's these agents that act as recruiters in the U.S. for patients, they link US patients to these clinics to receive certain care, and certain procedures like cosmetic procedures," he said. "Because patients in Mexico, the United States, Canada, and Colombia were on the exposed list, we wanted to make sure these countries were aware, and provide such situational awareness, through a public health emergency of international concern." WATCH | WHO declares Covid-19 pandemic is over; restrictions lifted globally Although fungal meningitis is not contagious and can be treated with antifungal medicines - allowing the symptoms to simmer can quickly induce life-threatening conditions. WHO cannot immediately approve the request Despite the requests from the two countries, WHO cannot immediately declare a public health emergency. To do so, a WHO committee will have to convene and decide on the severity of the outbreak and if it is necessary to sound the bugle. Notably, the global health body receives such alerts in abundance every day but not all end up reaching that stage. "[We] are notified of hundreds of events every day and assess each one," WHO spokesperson Margaret Ann Haris said in an email. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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According to reports, a dog owned by a gay French couple who shared a bed with them has&nbsp;developed monkeypox. This is the first known instance of a human-to-pet virus.

The virus is thought to have been acquired by the two Parisian men, aged&nbsp;44 and 27, through sexual contact with other males when they were in a non-monogamous relationship.

The couple said they&nbsp;discovered pustules on the stomach of their Italian greyhound.

The animal's PCR test later revealed that it did indeed have the virus.

The dog shared a bed with the two males, according to the medical journal The <meta charset="utf-8" /><a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)01487-8/fulltext">Lancet's report</a>, and may have licked one or both of them before licking itself.

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Since receiving confirmation of their illnesses in June, both men have experienced severe ulcers and rashes.

Twelve days later, the dog started displaying symptoms of the illness.

To lessen the potential of transmission, officials have advised at-risk or afflicted individuals to quarantine away from their pets.

The recent outbreak of monkeypox has been dubbed a rising, international emergency by the World Health Organization.

(With inputs from agencies)

According to reports, a dog owned by a gay French couple who shared a bed with them has developed monkeypox. This is the first known instance of a human-to-pet virus.

According to reports, a dog owned by a gay French couple who shared a bed with them has developed monkeypox. This is the first known instance of a human-to-pet virus. The virus is thought to have been acquired by the two Parisian men, aged 44 and 27, through sexual contact with other males when they were in a non-monogamous relationship. The couple said they discovered pustules on the stomach of their Italian greyhound. The animal's PCR test later revealed that it did indeed have the virus. The dog shared a bed with the two males, according to the medical journal The Lancet's report, and may have licked one or both of them before licking itself. Also read | Delhi reports fifth case of Monkeypox; 22-year-old woman tests positive Since receiving confirmation of their illnesses in June, both men have experienced severe ulcers and rashes. Twelve days later, the dog started displaying symptoms of the illness. To lessen the potential of transmission, officials have advised at-risk or afflicted individuals to quarantine away from their pets. The recent outbreak of monkeypox has been dubbed a rising, international emergency by the World Health Organization. (With inputs from agencies)

In a first, dog contracts Monkeypox from owners

US declared Monkeypox a public health emergency on Thursday, the move will increase funds available to health agencies to combat the disease and allow the government to ramp up vaccine production.

United States declares Monkeypox outbreak a health emergency

World Health Organisation declares a global health emergency over the Monkeypox outbreak. The global health body says there have been over 18,000 cases from 78 countries so far, the majority in Europe. Here is all you need to know about the Monkeypox outbreak.

Monkeypox Outbreak: How it spreads, who is at risk?

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared global health emergency over Monkeypox outbreak, which has affected at least 16,000 people in 75 countries.

WHO declares global health emergency over Monkeypox outbreak

The Monkeypox virus is spreading at an alarming pace. 75 countries have reported 16,000 cases. The W.H.O has declared it a global health emergency. 4 cases have been reported in India. Should you be worried? Watch this report by Palki Sharma first.

Gravitas: Monkeypox declared 'global health emergency'

China's capital&nbsp;Beijing&nbsp;will protect&nbsp;whistleblowers&nbsp;who disclose information about public&nbsp;health&nbsp;emergencies, it said on Sunday, part of the country's efforts to fix some of the systemic faults that hindered its initial response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The&nbsp;Beijing&nbsp;city government said it would offer rewards to&nbsp;health&nbsp;workers who disclose vital information about any imminent&nbsp;health&nbsp;emergency, and will also ensure their safety and legal rights are protected.

Workers could in urgent situations skip the chain of command and report&nbsp;health&nbsp;risks directly to the local government, it said, and as long as their intent was not "malicious", they would not face punishment if information turned out to be false.

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Beijing&nbsp;also said it would strengthen its monitoring network, set up specialist infectious disease hospitals and establish "sentries" at the community level to keep watch for symptoms like fever.

The central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the COVID-19 outbreak first began, has been criticised for its heavy-handed treatment of medical staff who first tried to reveal details of a&nbsp;new&nbsp;and unknown pneumonia-like disease at the end of 2019.

Li Wenliang, one of the doctors warned by local police, later became one of the most high-profile victims of the coronavirus, causing nationwide outrage.

Chinese officials have acknowledged that the COVID-19 outbreak exposed "shortcomings" in their ability to handle epidemics, and they have promised to take action to improve early warning systems and free up the flow of information.

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The government said in May that it would empower local disease control centres to take early action in the event of any&nbsp;new&nbsp;outbreak, though experts said the measures did not go far enough to address "systemic" flaws.

They say China's top-down political system does not give local governments the authority or the funding to take the timely action required to tackle outbreaks.

Last month, the city government of Shenzhen also unveiled&nbsp;new&nbsp;guidelines allowing medical workers to disclose information about infectious diseases. They also gave local authorities powers to take&nbsp;emergency&nbsp;action more quickly.

China's capital Beijing will protect whistleblowers who disclose information about public health emergencies, it said on Sunday, part of the country's efforts to fix some of the systemic faults that hindered its initial response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

China's capital Beijing will protect whistleblowers who disclose information about public health emergencies, it said on Sunday, part of the country's efforts to fix some of the systemic faults that hindered its initial response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Beijing city government said it would offer rewards to health workers who disclose vital information about any imminent health emergency, and will also ensure their safety and legal rights are protected. Workers could in urgent situations skip the chain of command and report health risks directly to the local government, it said, and as long as their intent was not "malicious", they would not face punishment if information turned out to be false. Also read: US diplomats will require China's permission for meeting Hong Kong officials, politicians: Report Beijing also said it would strengthen its monitoring network, set up specialist infectious disease hospitals and establish "sentries" at the community level to keep watch for symptoms like fever. The central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the COVID-19 outbreak first began, has been criticised for its heavy-handed treatment of medical staff who first tried to reveal details of a new and unknown pneumonia-like disease at the end of 2019. Li Wenliang, one of the doctors warned by local police, later became one of the most high-profile victims of the coronavirus, causing nationwide outrage. Chinese officials have acknowledged that the COVID-19 outbreak exposed "shortcomings" in their ability to handle epidemics, and they have promised to take action to improve early warning systems and free up the flow of information. Also read: After Uighurs, China targets religious identity of another Muslim minority The government said in May that it would empower local disease control centres to take early action in the event of any new outbreak, though experts said the measures did not go far enough to address "systemic" flaws. They say China's top-down political system does not give local governments the authority or the funding to take the timely action required to tackle outbreaks. Last month, the city government of Shenzhen also unveiled new guidelines allowing medical workers to disclose information about infectious diseases. They also gave local authorities powers to take emergency action more quickly.

Beijing unveils new protections for health emergency whistleblowers

France Parliament declares State health emergency in this pandemic situation. Lockdown in France, Spain and Italy may extend for two weeks more.

France Declares State Health Emergency

China faced mounting isolation in the face of increasing international travel curbs and flight suspensions on Saturday, as the death toll from a spreading coronavirus outbreak rose to 259.

China faced mounting isolation in the face of increasing international travel curbs and flight suspensions on Saturday, as the death toll from a spreading coronavirus outbreak rose to 259. The epidemic has led to mass evacuations of foreign citizens as world airlines halt flights, and risks exacerbating a slowdown in growth in the world's second-largest economy. China's National Health Commission said there were 2,102 new confirmed infections in China as of Friday, bringing the total to 11,791. Around two dozen other countries have reported more than 130 cases. All of the reported deaths from the virus have been in China. The Russian military was to start evacuating Russian citizens from China on Monday and Tuesday, Interfax and TASS news agencies reported. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying the evacuations would be from regions that had been most affected by the outbreak. Russia, which has already restricted direct flights with its biggest trading partner, also said it was suspending visa-free travel for Chinese visitors and halting work visas. Most international cases have been in people who had recently travelled to or were visiting from Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak. Hubei has been under a virtual quarantine for the last week, with roads sealed off and public transport shut down. Elsewhere, Chinese authorities placed growing restrictions on travel and business. In Beijing, counters were set up at the entrances of housing estates, where volunteers wearing red armbands and masks noted details of residents coming back from their hometowns after the Lunar New Year holiday. [ A woman wears a face mask in a market alley in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China. (Courtesy: Reuters) ] Also Read: Coronavirus: China toll climbs to 304; Philippines becomes first country outside China to report first death In Hubei, the provincial government extended the holiday break to Feb. 13 in a bid to contain the outbreak, the Hubei Daily reported. The World Health Organization, which this week declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, has said global trade and travel restrictions are not needed. But Singapore and the United States announced measures on Friday to ban foreign nationals who have recently been in China from entering their territories. Australia followed suit on Saturday. "We're operating with an abundance of caution in these circumstances so Australians can go about their daily lives with confidence," Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters in Sydney. The Chinese data would suggest the flu-like virus is less deadly than the 2002-03 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which killed nearly 800 people of the some 8,000 it infected, although such numbers can evolve rapidly. Evacuations The list of international airlines suspending all or some flights to China is growing. The latest was Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand, who said travel bans forced them to suspend their direct flights to China from Feb. 9. All three major U.S. airlines said on Friday they would cancel flights to mainland China. The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific banned travel to China for all service members and civilian personnel under his authority and ordered those now in China to leave immediately, officials said. U.S. health officials on Saturday confirmed an eighth case of the virus, a person in Massachusetts who recently returned from Hubei province. Many nations have sent charter flights to repatriate citizens from China and then place them in isolation for around two weeks, believed to be the incubation period of the virus. German Health Minister Jens Spahn called for calm and warned against hysteria as more than 100 Germans and family members landed in Frankfurt, none showing any symptoms of the virus. As of Saturday evening Germany had eight confirmed cases. Britain, which has had two confirmed cases, said it was withdrawing some staff from its embassy and consulates in China. Many of the private clinics catering to foreigners in China have started to turn away people with fevers. Disruptions Infections have jumped in two cities flanking Wuhan, where the new virus is believed to have originated, raising concerns that new hot spots are emerging despite strict transport restrictions. In Huanggang, authorities asked households to designate one individual who can leave the home, a local newspaper said. The mayor of the city of about 7.5 million people said there could be a significant rise in cases this weekend. The northern city of Tianjin, home to some 15 million, suspended all schools and businesses until further notice. Efforts to contain the virus risk slowing economic growth in China. The virus impact prompted Goldman Sachs to cut its estimate for first-quarter growth to 4% from 5.6%. China's central bank said the impact was temporary and economic fundamentals remained sound, but that it would increase credit support, lowering lending costs for affected companies. Apple Inc said on Saturday it would close all of its official stores and corporate offices in China until Feb. 9, the latest of dozens of major companies, including IKEA and Walmart Inc, to restrict travel and operations due to the outbreak.

Coronavirus death toll rises; China faces global isolation deemed unnecessary by WHO

Multiple governments across the world have started evacuating their citizens from China. Around 16 countries have now reported case of the virus and pressure is mounting on the World Health Organization to declare this a global health emergency.

WHO under pressure to declare Health Emergency

Public health emergency declared in Delhi as air quality worsens. A thicket blanket of grey smog had engulfed the Delhi skies soon after the city was done celebrating Diwali.

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