🚨 Possible #Ebola outbreak in Kasai, DRC.

🔴 10 suspected cases, 6 deaths (60% CFR).
🔴 Index case: 34-yr-old pregnant woman, admitted Aug 20 and died Aug 25.
🔴 Nosocomial transmission documented in nurse & lab tech.

Congolese MOH has activated alert mode.

#GlobalHealth #OutbreakPreparedness

What happens between a suspected case and a lab result? Our Jan–June 2026 newsletter shows how five African countries are strengthening sample transport and outbreak readiness.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4rrGzRT

#DiseaseSurveillance #OutbreakPreparedness #LaboratorySystems

Recently in Turkana, Kenya: The German Epidemic Preparedness Team (#SEEG) and partners strengthened Marburg virus preparedness through joint training on IPC & RCCE. 56 health workers were trained to cascade knowledge across Northern Kenya.

@rki.de #Charité @iom.int @bmz.de #AfricaCDC #KNPHI

Day 2 of the 20th Annual African #Vaccinology Course #AAVC2025: Tackling #AMR and Strengthening #OutbreakPreparedness. Thank you for the invitation #VACFA and #UniversityofCapeTown! #mpox #immunization #publichealth #globalhealth

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[Publication] The article "Sustaining Kerala's Progress against the #NipahVirus: Operational strategies for long-term preparedness face to a recurrent zoonotic threat" is now available.

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#IDsky #OneHealth #OutbreakPreparedness #ZoonoticSpillover #Kerala

Watch the recording of our WMA Junior Doctors Network webinar:

From PHEIC to Preparedness: Frontline Doctors and Africa-Led Outbreak Readiness

How can frontline doctors move beyond responding to outbreaks to leading preparedness?

▶️ https://youtu.be/01svvnztsnI

#GlobalHealth #OutbreakPreparedness

Our latest newsletter shows how stronger laboratory transport systems are helping countries detect outbreaks faster across DRC, Guinea, Malawi, Tanzania & Uganda: https://bit.ly/4uM1mks

#GlobalHealth #OutbreakPreparedness #PublicHealth #HealthSystems

This shared training helps build a stronger European network of public health professionals – ready to respond when new threats emerge.

Good luck to all participants as they start this journey! 👏

#ECDCFellowship #IC2025 #PublicHealth #FieldEpidemiology #OutbreakPreparedness #TrainingForImpact

🦠 Uganda documents first 2026 Bundibugyo virus case with complete genomic sequencing, published in Nature Medicine. The comprehensive cli…

#Bundibugyovirus #Filovirussurveillance #Outbreakpreparedness #Ugandahealth #Viralgenomics

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Public health surveillance and outbreak preparedness for mpox.
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