Tag: Public Health

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A child dies of measles in upstate New York, the state's first measles death in more than 30 years

Photo: CDC / Cynthia S. Goldsmith, public domain (file image: electron micrograph of a measles virus particle) / Source: Wikimedia Commons

NEW World · 06:37

A child dies of measles in upstate New York, the state's first measles death in more than 30 years

New York State health officials announced on Monday evening that a child in Lewis County has died in connection with the state's ongoing measles outbreak. It is the first known measles-associated death in New York in more than 30 years. Officials gave no details about the child and urged residents to make sure they are up to date with the MMR vaccine.

Source: New York State Department of Health and Lewis County Public Health (joint statement); Governor Kathy Hochul; WRVO Public Media

Ebola death toll in DR Congo passes 5,000 in the country's deadliest outbreak on record

Photo: CDC / Cynthia Goldsmith, public domain (file image: colourised electron micrograph of an Ebola virus particle) / Source: Wikimedia Commons

NEW World · 06:38

Ebola death toll in DR Congo passes 5,000 in the country's deadliest outbreak on record

More than 5,000 people have now died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, government data released on Friday show. Over 10,000 have been infected since the outbreak was declared in May, making it the country's deadliest on record and the second-largest Ebola epidemic ever. There is no approved vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo strain behind it.

Source: DR Congo government data via Reuters; Al Jazeera; Saudi Press Agency