Whereabouts of nearly 300 people with Ebola unknown in DRC
By Kat Lay, Global health correspondent

Fears over ‘huge, huge community transmission’ as modelling predicts thousands of cases and deaths by September

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/26/whereabouts-of-nearly-300-people-with-ebola-unknown-in-drc

#Globaldevelopment #Globalhealth #Ebola #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo #Infectiousdiseases #WorldHealthOrganization #Africa #Health #Worldnews #KatLay #Globalhealthcorrespondent

“We’ve seen the year-on-year vaccination rates decline by small percentage points, but it does translate to a very significant change in immunity in the population, such that, we become much more susceptible to issues.

“So if this trend continues, it’s hard to know where we’re going to get to in terms of things like polio and tetanus and other diseases we’ve controlled remarkably well for a long time.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/as-ebola-spreads-australia-faces-rise-in-biblical-disease-risks/106736608

#InfectiousDiseases #vaccination #PublicHealth

As Ebola spreads, Australia faces rise in 'biblical' disease risks
By Andie Noonan, Georgina Piper, Ashley Kyd, Jessica Riga, and Matt Liddy

The bugs that cause Ebola, hantavirus and diphtheria are microscopic, but many of the barriers to controlling them are human-sized.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/as-ebola-spreads-australia-faces-rise-in-biblical-disease-risks/106736608

#InfectiousDiseases #DiseasesandDisorders #RespiratoryDiseases #Ebola #COVID19 #EpidemicsandPandemics #AndieNoonan #GeorginaPiper #AshleyKyd #JessicaRiga # #MattLiddy

"So, measured against the definition the nation signed onto, this walks and quacks like endemic measles."

CIDRAP Op-Ed: Call it what it is—the US has lost its hold on measles elimination
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/cidrap-op-ed-call-it-what-it-us-has-lost-its-hold-measles-elimination

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"Churches in Democratic Republic of Congo find themselves on the frontline of the community response to a deadly Ebola outbreak.
In Ituri province, churches are staying open and are helping in the fight against the virus by raising awareness. But there are several challenges."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiqwLeubWOk

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"In many parts of the DRC, Catholic health networks are among the most trusted sources of healthcare and information, especially in remote communities. CRS is working alongside Caritas Ituri, Caritas Bunia, Caritas Goma, local faith leaders and health authorities to support front-line response efforts and strengthen community preparedness.

The response includes community education ..."

https://www.crs.org/where-we-work/democratic-republic-congo

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Western Australian poultry farms locked down as second wild bird tests positive for H5N1 bird flu
By Tory Shepherd and Graham Readfearn

Poultry producer Ingham’s announces move, as a brown skua and a giant petrel the first confirmed H5 cases on Australia’s mainland

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/22/h5n1-bird-flu-australia-wild-birds-wa-poultry-farms-locked-down

#Birdflu #Australianews #Environment #Health #Chicken #Food #Infectiousdiseases #Birds #ToryShepherd #GrahamReadfearn