Ebola Contact Tracing in DR Congo Is ‘Almost Impossible,’ Says W.H.O. Chief Tedros
WHO Chief Highlights Challenges in DRC Ebola Outbreak On Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), expressed concern over the violent attacks targeting health workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He noted that these incidents have made contact tracing for Ebola nearly “impossible,” seriously hampering efforts to […]
Passengers from a cruise ship affected by hantavirus are spread worldwide with no contact tracing.
Hantavirus Outbreak from Cruise Ship Sparks International Search Authorities are in a rush to track down nearly 40 passengers who may have been exposed to a dangerous hantavirus outbreak and have spread across multiple countries after leaving a cruise ship without proper contact tracing. Oceanwide Expeditions, the operator of the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, reported that […]