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NHS to offer second MenB vaccine after deadly Kent outbreak
Vaccines were offered to thousands of people who may have been exposed, including university students and school pupils in the area.
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo a global health emergency
The agency added that the outbreak, with around 246 cases and 80 deaths, does not meet the criteria of pandemic emergency.
Ebola outbreak kills 65 in eastern DR Congo’s Ituri province
Preliminary tests conducted at the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) in the capital, Kinshasa, have dete...
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What is hantavirus and how does it spread? Key questions after outbreak
The Andes strain of the virus has been confirmed in some passengers, which can rarely be passed from person to person.