infectious diseases

US to formally press Russia on Siberia plague lab death

U.S. officials have warned Moscow that by sharing so little about the death of a lab worker at a Siberian plague research institute, it is falling short of its international health obligations. American authorities say Russia has disclosed almost nothing…

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DR Congo Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in country’s history

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the death toll from the 2018–2020 epidemic to become the deadliest in the country's history, according to government data released on Sunday.