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US Budget Cuts Briefly Halt Ebola Prevention
Elon Musk's involvement in the US government's radical budget cuts led to a temporary suspension of Ebola prevention programs through USAID, but the cuts were quickly reversed; however, critics raise concerns about the lack of strategic planning behind the broader cuts, potentially jeopardizing aid ...
US Budget Cuts Briefly Halt Ebola Prevention
Elon Musk's involvement in the US government's radical budget cuts led to a temporary suspension of Ebola prevention programs through USAID, but the cuts were quickly reversed; however, critics raise concerns about the lack of strategic planning behind the broader cuts, potentially jeopardizing aid ...
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56% Bias Score
Uganda Reports Nine Ebola Cases, One Death
As of February 7th, nine Ebola cases, including one death, have been confirmed in Uganda, with 265 contacts under quarantine; health authorities are conducting contact tracing and a clinical trial for a vaccine to combat the Sudan strain outbreak.
Uganda Reports Nine Ebola Cases, One Death
As of February 7th, nine Ebola cases, including one death, have been confirmed in Uganda, with 265 contacts under quarantine; health authorities are conducting contact tracing and a clinical trial for a vaccine to combat the Sudan strain outbreak.
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32% Bias Score
Rapid Ebola Outbreak Detection in Uganda Highlights Need for Enhanced Surveillance
Uganda is experiencing an Ebola outbreak caused by the Sudan Ebolavirus; the index case, a male nurse, died on January 29, 2025, prompting a WHO vaccine trial. While genetically distinct from the 2022 outbreak, the virus's origin remains unknown, prompting enhanced travel precautions.
Rapid Ebola Outbreak Detection in Uganda Highlights Need for Enhanced Surveillance
Uganda is experiencing an Ebola outbreak caused by the Sudan Ebolavirus; the index case, a male nurse, died on January 29, 2025, prompting a WHO vaccine trial. While genetically distinct from the 2022 outbreak, the virus's origin remains unknown, prompting enhanced travel precautions.
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44% Bias Score
US Funding Cuts Exacerbate Uganda's Healthcare Crisis Amidst Multiple Outbreaks
Uganda faces a severe healthcare crisis due to US funding cuts to USAID and WHO, coinciding with Ebola, Marburg, and Mpox outbreaks, and high HIV rates; 1.2 million Ugandans rely on US-provided HIV medication, now jeopardized.
US Funding Cuts Exacerbate Uganda's Healthcare Crisis Amidst Multiple Outbreaks
Uganda faces a severe healthcare crisis due to US funding cuts to USAID and WHO, coinciding with Ebola, Marburg, and Mpox outbreaks, and high HIV rates; 1.2 million Ugandans rely on US-provided HIV medication, now jeopardized.
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52% Bias Score
Uganda Deploys Trial Ebola Vaccine Amid Kampala Outbreak
Uganda is battling an Ebola outbreak in Kampala after a nurse died from the Sudan strain, prompting the deployment of over 2,000 trial vaccine doses with WHO support, while contact tracing is underway among 44 people, including health workers.
Uganda Deploys Trial Ebola Vaccine Amid Kampala Outbreak
Uganda is battling an Ebola outbreak in Kampala after a nurse died from the Sudan strain, prompting the deployment of over 2,000 trial vaccine doses with WHO support, while contact tracing is underway among 44 people, including health workers.
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20% Bias Score
Sudan Ebola Death Confirmed in Uganda; WHO Responds with $1 Million in Aid
A 32-year-old nurse in Kampala, Uganda, died from Sudan Ebola, confirmed by three national labs; 44 close contacts are being vaccinated, and the WHO is deploying experts and providing $1 million in aid.
Sudan Ebola Death Confirmed in Uganda; WHO Responds with $1 Million in Aid
A 32-year-old nurse in Kampala, Uganda, died from Sudan Ebola, confirmed by three national labs; 44 close contacts are being vaccinated, and the WHO is deploying experts and providing $1 million in aid.
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28% Bias Score
DRC Disease Outbreak: 53 Dead Within 48 Hours
A mysterious disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 53 people within 48 hours of symptom onset since January 21, with 419 total cases recorded; initial tests rule out Ebola and Marburg, while some samples were positive for malaria.
DRC Disease Outbreak: 53 Dead Within 48 Hours
A mysterious disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 53 people within 48 hours of symptom onset since January 21, with 419 total cases recorded; initial tests rule out Ebola and Marburg, while some samples were positive for malaria.
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40% Bias Score
Uganda Ebola Outbreak Prompts CDC Travel Alert and US Patient Evaluations
A 32-year-old Ugandan nurse died from Ebola on January 29, prompting a Level 2 travel alert from the CDC for Uganda, and prompting US doctors to evaluate patients. The nurse visited multiple health facilities while symptomatic before his death, increasing the potential for wider spread within Kampal...
Uganda Ebola Outbreak Prompts CDC Travel Alert and US Patient Evaluations
A 32-year-old Ugandan nurse died from Ebola on January 29, prompting a Level 2 travel alert from the CDC for Uganda, and prompting US doctors to evaluate patients. The nurse visited multiple health facilities while symptomatic before his death, increasing the potential for wider spread within Kampal...
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44% Bias Score
Trump Appoints Veteran Public Health Official to Lead Pandemic Office
President Trump appointed Gerald Parker, a veterinarian and former top federal health official with expertise in "One Health," to lead the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy this week; his experience spans multiple administrations and agencies, and he will immediately ta...
Trump Appoints Veteran Public Health Official to Lead Pandemic Office
President Trump appointed Gerald Parker, a veterinarian and former top federal health official with expertise in "One Health," to lead the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy this week; his experience spans multiple administrations and agencies, and he will immediately ta...
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32% Bias Score
Uganda Deploys Trial Ebola Vaccine Amid Kampala Outbreak
Uganda is deploying over 2,000 doses of a trial Ebola vaccine in Kampala following the death of a nurse from the Sudan strain, for which no licensed vaccine currently exists; at least 44 contacts have been identified.
Uganda Deploys Trial Ebola Vaccine Amid Kampala Outbreak
Uganda is deploying over 2,000 doses of a trial Ebola vaccine in Kampala following the death of a nurse from the Sudan strain, for which no licensed vaccine currently exists; at least 44 contacts have been identified.
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36% Bias Score
WHO Launches Ebola Vaccine Trial in Uganda After Outbreak
The WHO donated 2,160 experimental Ebola vaccine doses to Uganda to assess their effectiveness against the Sudan Ebola virus, following an outbreak that killed a healthcare worker in Kampala, marking the country's eighth Ebola epidemic.
WHO Launches Ebola Vaccine Trial in Uganda After Outbreak
The WHO donated 2,160 experimental Ebola vaccine doses to Uganda to assess their effectiveness against the Sudan Ebola virus, following an outbreak that killed a healthcare worker in Kampala, marking the country's eighth Ebola epidemic.
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36% Bias Score
Uganda Confirms Ebola Outbreak in Kampala
Uganda's Ministry of Health confirmed a Sudan Ebola outbreak in Kampala on Thursday, after a 32-year-old nurse died from the virus; 44 contacts have been identified, and the WHO has committed $1 million to support the response.
Uganda Confirms Ebola Outbreak in Kampala
Uganda's Ministry of Health confirmed a Sudan Ebola outbreak in Kampala on Thursday, after a 32-year-old nurse died from the virus; 44 contacts have been identified, and the WHO has committed $1 million to support the response.
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16% Bias Score
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