Outbreak

WHO calls new Ebola outbreak a public health emergency

The World Health Organisation has declared the current Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa a public health emergency of international concern, with hundreds of cases already reported across Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Health experts say the outbreak is particularly concerning because it involves a rare strain, which currently has no approved …

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New research pinpoints outbreak of invasive tree-killing beetle

Curtin University researchers have released a new study forecasting where outbreaks of the polyphagous shot-hole borer insect could strike next. The tree-killing beetle (known as PSHB) is already causing widespread damage across the Perth metropolitan area and has triggered a costly response in Western Australia aimed at stopping further spread nationwide. In mid-2025, the National …

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