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• The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently battling an Ebola outbreak caused by a viral strain for which no specific treatments or preventive measures currently exist. • To address this medical gap, three new clinical trials have been launched to test potential breakthroughs in treating and preventing the virus. • These trials are critical because the lack of targeted therapies increases the risk of mortality and complicates efforts to contain the spread of the disease.

• England has begun preparations to face DR Congo in the Round of 32, while Scotland's Steve Clarke has stepped down as manager. • The tournament sees the exit of Iran and South Korea, with the latter's president publicly criticizing the team's performance. • Key matchups on Monday include Japan against Brazil and Morocco against the Netherlands, testing whether non-European or South American teams can break the traditional elite's dominance.

Fears over ‘huge, huge community transmission’ as modelling predicts thousands of cases and deaths by SeptemberThe whereabouts of almost 300 people who have tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is currently unknown, according to Africa’s top public health official.The humanitarian crisis amid the conflict in the affected areas means more than 1 million people are living in camps to which health workers have no access, Dr Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said on Thursday. Continue reading...

French health ministry says patient’s contacts are being traced and that risk to European public is very lowThe first case of Ebola has been confirmed in France, the country’s health ministry has said, in a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission to an area affected by the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The patient was transferred to a specialist facility and is in a stable condition, the ministry said in a statement. “All precautionary measures, including the patient’s isolation, were taken upon his arrival in the country, with transfer to the hospital under secure conditions to prevent any risk of contamination.” Continue reading...

Number of people infected now tops 1,000 though health officials say the global risk remains lowSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will tap $107m in emergency funding for Ebola outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, officials said on Thursday.The continued Ebola outbreak in the DRC comes as Canada, Mexico and the US jointly host the Fifa World Cup, attracting visitors from around the world. The officials said the outbreak, now the third largest on record, required “strong immediate support”, but that the global risk remained low. Continue reading...

Government urged to reconsider proposal for 1,100 Afghans, currently stranded in Qatar, who worked with US forcesDozens of US lawmakers urged the Trump administration on Thursday to roll back any plans to ship to unsafe third countries Afghan nationals who worked with US forces during the war in their homeland.In a letter seen by Reuters, more than 80 House of Representatives members, including at least three Republicans as well as Democrats, appealed to secretary of state Marco Rubio to reconsider plans for 1,100 Afghans who have been stranded in Qatar awaiting relocation. Continue reading...

• Regulators from the AMA and EMA have launched clinical trials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda to combat the Bundibugyo Ebola virus. • The trials will test three vaccines—including mRNA, modified VSV, and ChAdOx1 adenovirus options—alongside various monoclonal antibody treatments and antiviral drugs. • This initiative is critical because, unlike the Zaire Ebola strain, there are currently no approved vaccines or medical treatments available for the Bundibugyo virus.