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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 31 minutes ago

Kenya’s Health Ministry announced the country’s second Ebola death Friday, saying a 65-year-old woman who was a close relative of the first patient died after developing symptoms while in quarantine. www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

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Kenya announces 2nd Ebola death, a close relative of the first patient

Kenya’s Health Ministry announced the country’s second Ebola death Friday, saying a 65-year-old woman who was a close relative of the first patient died while in quarantine.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 38 minutes ago

Kenya announces second Ebola death, says ‘no evidence’ of community spread aje.news/3eghcd

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Science Magazine @science.org · about 4 hours ago

There are glimmers of hope amid the relentless bad news about the explosive epidemic of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. scim.ag/4ju8aAb

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As Ebola epidemic rages, Congo bets on high-stakes ‘hope’ vaccine trial

Study will first test a “mismatched” vaccine, but Bundibugyo-specific shots may be added as early as next month

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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · about 4 hours ago

Tweet from the Minister of Health of Nigeria on the recent travel-associated BVD case. Fantastic work from all countries and institutions involved - phylogeeks will know what the clustering means, but I'll let the relevant authorities report on that.

Genomic sequencing shows that the Ebola virus from Nigeria’s recently reported only imported case is highly similar to that from Kenya’s
@MOH_Kenya
reported first imported case, differing by only one mutation.

My thanks to the sequencing teams at
@NCDCgov
and the Institute of Genomics and Global Health
@RedeemersUni
, Ede, and to
@christian_happi
for this excellent work.

We are forging ahead with public health control measures while awaiting results of further investigations and testing.

Our approach is that of solidarity and global cooperation, appreciating the role our sister African nations,
@AfricaCDC
, Technical partners and experts
@WHO
,
@DrTedros
,
@Dr_JeanKaseya
, Prof. Aliko Ahmed
@alikothe3rd
,
@Fmohnigeria
as well key International partners especially The Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD)
@StateDept
.

We are determined to do our best to protect the lives and livelihoods of our people and we urge all Nigerians and our partners to work together with us. By the grace of we shall succeed and rise above this public health emergency as we did in 2014.

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Reuters @reuters.com · about 4 hours ago

Nigeria Ebola case linked to virus found in Kenya index case, health minister says reut.rs/4yAqRpx

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Nigeria Ebola case linked to virus found in Kenya index case, health minister says

Genomic analysis of Nigeria's only confirmed Ebola case ‌shows the virus is closely related to the strain detected in Kenya's index case, Nigeria's health minister Muhammad Ali Pate said on Friday, offering the first genetic link between the outbreaks.

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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · about 4 hours ago

Wow what a week! I've written some important stories I'm really proud of. On Monday, I wrote about Kenya's first-ever Ebola outbreak, and how the US response -- including a VERY controversial quarantine center for Americans in Kenya -- has made things worse: www.theguardian.com/world….

www.theguardian.com

Ebola cases in Kenya highlight US failures amid Trump cuts to key services

Opposition to US-led quarantine center in Kenya follows sweeping funding cuts and withdrawal from WHO

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Infectious Diseases @infectiousdz.bsky.social · about 5 hours ago

Ebola case in Nigeria closely genetically linked to cases in Kenya.

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Forbes @forbes.com · about 5 hours ago

Late-stage trials for a vaccine targeting the deadly Bundibugyo Ebola strain have launched in the DCR as the country continues to struggle under its most deadly Ebola outbreak ever.

www.forbes.com

Ebola Vaccine Trials Begin In DRC As Death Toll Nears 4,700

Late-stage trials for a vaccine targeting the deadly Bundibugyo Ebola strain have launched in the DCR as the country continues to struggle under its most deadly Ebola outbreak ever.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · about 7 hours ago

Great news to see the clinical trial for BDBV Ebola launch. The trial is called Tumami which means hope in Swahili. an adaptive platform with a ring vaccination approach. It is starting with Ervebo the Zaire virus vaccine but BDBV targeted vaccines will be added later.

Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social

Some good news today: A clinical trial to test Ebola Bundibugyo vaccines candidates has started. The first participant was vaccinated in Bunia in the DRC today. 🧪 #IDsky I wrote about the plans and the background a few days ago in @science.org: www.science.org/content/arti...

www.science.org

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · about 8 hours ago

Science gives us hope. Today, in Bunia #DRC, the first participants were vaccinated in a new #Ebola vaccine trial called TUMAINI, which means “hope” in Swahili. There is currently no approved vaccine against the Bundibugyo virus causing the outbreak.

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