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The World Health Organisation has officially declared Uganda's Ebola outbreak over following 42 consecutive days without new confirmed cases, marking a major public health victory for the East African nation.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded 3,000 confirmed cases, with over 1,300 deaths recorded. Health authorities are racing to develop treatments and vaccines against the Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain.
The Penang State Health Department has temporarily shuttered a supermarket at Gurney Drive Shopping Mall following hygiene violations discovered during routine inspections, marking continued efforts to enforce food safety standards across the state.
The UN migration agency has flagged traditional funeral practices in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a major driver of Ebola transmission, warning that moving victims' bodies across provinces for burial is hastening the outbreak's spread.
The WHO has officially concluded the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, which claimed three lives and infected 13 people across 33 countries and territories.