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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🆕1 in 5 young people in UK regret a health decision they made based on #misinformation A new LSHTM report reveals public attitudes & exposure to false or misleading health information. Read more 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
A London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine-branded infographic post with the header sentence on the upper left hand side of the image reading 'Have you made a health decision based on misinformation you late regretted?'. The main body of the image has a stat reading '1 in 5 UK adults aged 18-34* regretted a health decision based on misinformation.', next to a row of five humanoid silhouettes, with one silhouette coloured green to correspond with the statistic and the other four coloured white. There is also a sentence on the lower left hand side of the image, reading '*Based on a survey of 2,110 UK adults carried out 9-10 September 2026.
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
LSHTM alumnus Dr Silviu Domente appointed by @who.int as its new representative in Ukraine.  Dr Domente, who studied MSc Public Health by Distance Learning at LSHTM in 2010, said: "My years at LSHTM gave me the foundation I still rely on...” Read more👉 www.who.int/europe/news/...
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 27/09/2026
The #Ebola virus had a head start in the #DRC, and we are still playing catch-up. The response is growing stronger and we are seeing encouraging signs. But this epidemic is far from over. My update on the progress, challenges and what it will take to stop it ⬇️
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 27/09/2026
Is the world more ready than it was before COVID-19? Yes and no. But if leaders fulfil the commitments they made at the #UNGA High-Level meeting, they will make it a yes. #UNGA
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 25/09/2026
Pandemic prevention, preparedness and response is not just an aspiration. It is a global public good. My one ask to world leaders at the #UNGA High-Level Meeting: get the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex to the Pandemic Agreement done. As soon as possible.
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
👋It's #WelcomeWeek and we're excited to welcome our new & returning students. Here's to a successful year of study and research! Check out our packed programme of events designed to help you settle in and learn more about our vibrant, global LSHTM community. 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/new-st...
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WHO @who.int · 23/09/2026
Complacency leaves the world vulnerable. Political will is the need of the hour. Continued investment in epidemic/pandemic preparedness, stronger global cooperation, and fair access to health solutions will help make the Pandemic Agreement a reality.
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WHO @who.int · 24/09/2026
Outbreaks keep reminding us that health threats are real. Stay tuned for #UNGA81 and discussions around the Pandemic Agreement. Know more: bit.ly/4yLO0ps
Test reads: Outbreaks do not wait. Prevention and preparedness cannot either.

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CEPI @cepi.net · 21/09/2026
🔉 Major new funding for CEPI announced today. Ethiopia, Norway and the UK have pledged a combined US$240 million to support CEPI’s five-year plan to transform the world’s ability to prevent and respond to future epidemic and pandemic threats. cepi.net/ethiopia-nor...
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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🗞️ Vaccine roll-outs need to be efficient, but also need to be equitable New paper with @lshtm.bsky.social members reviews literature on vaccine roll-out to highlight priorities for more equitable responses in future pandemics #PublicHealth Read the findings 🔽 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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WHO @who.int · 21/09/2026
We must act now to strengthen preparedness and stop outbreaks before they become epidemics or pandemics. Stay tuned for the #UNGA81 High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response.
Text says, 'The next pandemic is not a matter of if, but when.'
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Centre on Climate Change & Planetary Health, LSHTM @lshtm-planet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🦟"It’s definitely the strongest El Niño we’ve ever had, and normally we’d expect that to massively increase [dengue] transmission" Professor Oliver Brady speaks to the @telegraph.co.uk about El Niño effects on dengue - and how real-time tracking could help 👉 www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🎉We’re the #1 university in the UK for public health for the 10th year in a row. The 2026 ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects has just been released & puts LSHTM in the top spot in the UK, and #2 in the world for #PublicHealth. Read more 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Black text on green background with trophy icon in the bottom right corner: LSHTM is the UK's number 1 university for public health for the 10th year running. 
Reference ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2017-2026.
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MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We welcome a delegation from #AfricaCDC for a 4️⃣day visit as part of @cepi.net Continental Research Preparedness Programme & the Hub-and-Spoke initiative. The visit is an opportunity to highlight our research impact & capacity building work for more reslilent & stronger health systems in #Africa.
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Mosquitoes that can carry #chikungunya, #dengue and #Zika virus breeding in UK 🦟 Aedes aegypti #mosquitoes and larvae found in residential properties in east London. LSHTM experts explain current risk to humans is low but action is needed. 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Aedes aegypti, a mosquito with black and white markings on its legs.
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
RAPID REACTION: UK declares national outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis LSHTM experts discuss potential source of the outbreak and measures you can take to protect yourself More 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
“Salmonella is a bacterial infection that can cause diarrhoeal disease, and especially in the vulnerable can lead to more severe symptoms." - Kathleen O'Reilly, Associate Professor, LSHTM
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
RAPID REACTION: US calls to split MMR vaccine @benk-d.bsky.social responds to executive order calling for MMR jab to be split into separate jabs: “This move will further obstruct efforts to contain measles outbreaks that have persisted in the US..." More 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
“There is no evidence that offering the MMR vaccination as single injections is a safer or more effective method of immunising children.” Dr Ben Kasstan-Dabush, Assistant Professor in Global Health & Development, LSHTM
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CMMID @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This @forbes.com story on the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Congo discusses how #PublicHealth research at CMMID and @lshtmcepr.bsky.social has helped us understand the origins of the outbreak Read more 🔽 www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
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The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Congo Declared In May Probably Began In January
A field study found more than 500 Bundibugyo Ebola cases in Mongbwalu from mid-January, months before Congo declared the outbreak and earlier than any model suggested.
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WHO @who.int · 01/08/2026
The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the #DRC is intensifying, with sustained transmission, rising cases and deaths, and expanding geographic spread. This is now the largest #Ebola outbreak ever reported in the country. Full report, read here: bit.ly/4g6lLeH
Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo Disease Outbreak News, 1 Aug 2026
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Funded #PhD opportunities available at LSHTM, starting January 2027: ✍️ Model UK measles transmission using mathematical modelling & data science ✍️ Investigate Tahyna virus transmission, mosquito eggs & overwintering Home fee eligibility applies, learn more/apply: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
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MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
📢 We invite African researchers to apply for a fully funded PhD within the InDiE Consortium (Measles Case Study), funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social Discovery Award. Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/ykh5unha Contact: oghenebrume.wariri@lshtm.ac.uk | mrcg-training@lists.lshtm.ac.uk 🗓️30 July 2026
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
💡 Developing a systems approach to health misinformation Heidi Larson discusses new Lancet Commission that will look to tackle wider issues and drivers around health #misinformation & #disinformation Read more: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n... #PublicHealth
Green graphic with white text reading: “This new Lancet Commission builds on, and expands the scope of, over a decade of learning in the LSHTM’s Vaccine Confidence Project.” Heidi Larson, Professor of Anthropology – Risk and Decision Science, LSHTM. Inset: photo of Heidi Larson.
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Meet the ‘princess’ mosquito 👑 🦟 LSHTM establishes UK’s first laboratory colony of Aedes vexans, a mosquito that's very 'high maintenance' Find out how this pioneering research is helping to protect the UK from disease threats as our climate changes 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Photo of Mocja Kristan, wearing glasses and a dark top, leant over a bowl labelled 'Ae vexans' while transferring mosquito larvae in a white laboratory environment.
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LSHTM Vaccine Centre @lshtm-vaccines.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
✨Upcoming Event ✨ Join our seminar exploring how politics, science & public trust intertwine to shape public health decisions. Drawing on 114 key interviews, Dr Stuart Carroll will go behind the scenes to understand how these decisions are really made. Full details 👉 bit.ly/4gZ0qVk
Event: Science, politics and the race for vaccines: Lessons from COVID-19. Thursday 16 July, 13:00 BST, LSHTM and online. Speaker: Dr Stuart Carroll, Senior Health Economist and Epidemiologist.
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
NEW EPISODE: Polio: Forgotten but not gone The award-winning LSHTM Viral #podcast explores the return of an old disease making new headlines: polio. With the virus recently detected in London’s sewers, experts explain the global fight against #polio is far from over. 🎧👉 pod.link/1497329104/e...
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Ready to study at LSHTM this autumn? Applications for our 2026/27 taught programmes close soon. Join us to improve health worldwide! Deadlines: Students requiring a visa: 26 July 2026 Non-visa students: 31 August 2026 Distance learning students: 14 September 2026 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
UK weather conditions "perfect for mosquitoes" Mojca Kristan tells @the-independent.com: “To protect yourself from bites, wear insect repellent and cover your skin with long sleeves, plus wear socks in the evening as #mosquitoes like biting around ankles...” www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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The mosquito-borne diseases that could soon reach the UK as temperatures soar
Mosquitoes capable of carrying nasty illnesses, such as dengue fever and Zika, could also take hold in the UK in the coming years due to climate change
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Centre for Epidemic Preparedness & Response, LSHTM @lshtmcepr.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🚨TOMORROW🚨 Don't miss our event marking 10 years on from the West African #Ebola outbreak. Full details 👇
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Centre for Epidemic Preparedness & Response, LSHTM @lshtmcepr.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
✨Upcoming Event ✨ Join our hybrid event marking 10 years on from the West African Ebola outbreak. Speakers will explore what has been learnt, not learnt and unlearnt since the outbreak and what it means for the current outbreak in #DRC. 🗓️ Full details 👉 bit.ly/4aGTYPd
Event: Ebola in West Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wednesday 1 July 2026, 13:00 - 14:30 BST, LSHTM, MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM and online.
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
BREAKING NEWS: #Ebola case in France is 1st in Europe connected to ongoing outbreak in #DRC LSHTM expert says risks to Europe & UK remains low... Read more 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
📝 LSHTM & @ukhsa.bsky.social have renewed & expanded #UKPHRST academic partnership. 🤝LSHTM will lead a consortium from UK & 6 countries across Africa & SE Asia to co-produce research to protect global health security. Funding: DHSC with UK ODA & NIHR 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
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LSHTM to lead research partnership in £18m outbreak response initiative | LSHTM
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has been selected to lead the research arm of the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) in an £18m initiative to continue to help
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Centre for Epidemic Preparedness & Response, LSHTM @lshtmcepr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
✨ONE WEEK TO GO✨ Full details: bit.ly/4o5Rgba
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Peter Piot awarded Virchow Prize 2026 🏅 LSHTM’s former Director honoured with Jean-Jacques Muyembe for exceptional leadership in global epidemic preparedness over 50 years It recognises the pair’s leadership since their co-discovery of #Ebola in 1976 More 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Royal blue graphic with white text reading: "I am humbled to receive this prize alongside Jean-Jacques Muyembe, whose leadership and friendship continues to inspire me." Peter Piot, Professor of Global Health, LSHTM. Inset image of Professor Piot with grey glasses, a short grey beard and pale pink shirt looking at the camera.
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Centre for Epidemic Preparedness & Response, LSHTM @lshtmcepr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
✨Upcoming Event✨ Join our hybrid event exploring the current landscape of #pandemic preparedness, who it serves and how social science research can better inform future preparedness. 🗓️ Full details 👉 bit.ly/4o5Rgba
Rethinking pandemic preparedness - Wednesday 17 June 2026, 12:30 - 14:00 UK time. Location LSHTM or online. 

Speakers: Professor Melissa Leach - University of Cambridge
Professor Hayley MacGregor, Dr Catherine Grant - University of Sussex
Dr Esther Mokuwa, Professor Paul Richards, Foday Kamara, Marion Nyakoi - Njala University, Sierra Leone
Dr Grace Akello, Moses Baluku, Bono Ozunga, Peter Kermundu - Gulu University, Uganda
Professor Melissa Parker, Bob Okello - LSHTM
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Study global health from anywhere 🌍 Join our distance learning info sessions to hear from programme directors: 16 June 2026: Global Health Policy 17 June: Epidemiology + #PublicHealth 18 June: Infectious Diseases 23 June: Health in Humanitarian Crises + Clinical Trials Register 👉 bit.ly/4vgB9dq
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WHO @who.int · 02/06/2026
Ebola disease is a severe, often fatal illness transmitting from animals to humans and between humans. Here’s what you need to know about how it spreads, the symptoms, and how to prevent infection.
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Centre for Epidemic Preparedness & Response, LSHTM @lshtmcepr.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Daniela Manno & University of Kinshasa’s Bikioli-Bolombo Freddy outline in the @bmj.com that the DRC’s #Bundibugyo outbreak reminds the world that sustained funding, maintaining public health expertise & local community engagement are key to outbreak preparedness. 📄Read more👉 bit.ly/432jVEC
Daniela Manno: Preparedness is not only about stockpiles, laboratories, and vaccines. It also depends on maintaining experienced scientific, clinical, and public health staff. These capacities cannot be rebuilt overnight
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Should I travel during an #Ebola outbreak? 🛫 Damien Tully says broad travel restrictions shift focus from supporting communities & wider risk to travellers remains low... Travel bans "divert attention & resources away from outbreak-control efforts" #PublicHealth www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
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Rapid reaction: Should I travel when there’s an Ebola outbreak? | LSHTM
The World Health Organization has indicated that the current Ebola epidemic, concentrated in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, may be
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WHO @who.int · 28/05/2026
In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the DRC, with cases also reported in Uganda, WHO convened several of its expert & advisory groups. bit.ly/4a2IoNN
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Experts convened by WHO advise on candidate treatments and vaccines for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus
In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases also reported in Uganda, WHO convened several of its exper...
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Join LSHTM’s hybrid short course (1-4 Sept 2026) & gain a working knowledge of using R to code dynamic transmission models with hands-on training from leading experts. Ideal for PhD students, postdocs, & professionals working with infectious disease data. Apply 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
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Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre, LSHTM @lshtm-crises.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The current #Ebola outbreak in DRC is unfolding in a region affected by conflict, displacement & fragile health systems. In our new blog, experts examine why outbreak control is especially challenging in humanitarian settings ⬇️ www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
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How conflict shapes Ebola outbreaks in eastern DRC | LSHTM
How conflict shapes Ebola outbreaks in eastern DRC | LSHTM
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Want to learn more about LSHTM's #MRes in Infectious & Tropical Diseases? 😃 Join our online information webinar on Thursday 28 May 2026 (14:00-15:00 UK time) to learn more about our exciting new programme. Book your place 👉 lshtm.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PublicHealth
Graphic with white text on a blue background reading: MRes Information Webinar Thursday 28 May 2026 14:00-15:00 (UK time) Online with an inset image of two women in white lab coats and purple gloves handling specimen vials.
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 23/05/2026
As the #Ebola outbreak in the #DRC is spreading rapidly, @who.int is now revising our risk assessment to very high at the national level, high at the regional level, and low at the global level.
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
#Hantavirus, #norovirus, E. coli... How do you reduce the risk of - and manage - disease outbreaks aboard the close confines of a cruise ship? David Heymann talks to @theguardian.com about the key challenges for #PublicHealth planning & response 👇 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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‘You only have so much space’: the limits of reducing infection risk on cruise ships
It is hardly a surprise that outbreaks can occur and experts say many of the factors involved are not easy to change
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Centre on Climate Change & Planetary Health, LSHTM @lshtm-planet.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🚨 Experts call for #ClimateChange to be declared a global public health emergency in new PECCH report 🌍⚕️ @lshtm.bsky.social researchers highlight the report’s findings, and outline what leaders across Europe must do to tackle the growing climate and health crises 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
RAPID REACTION: LSHTM expert responds to WHO declaring outbreak of #Ebola in DRC & Uganda a public health emergency of international concern Daniela Manno discusses what's behind the outbreak, symptoms, and wider #PublicHealth risk More 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
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WHO @who.int · 17/05/2026
Disease Outbreak News on #Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo Virus Disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda - 16 May 2026: bit.ly/43cOnM2
Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo (The) & Uganda
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 17/05/2026
After having consulted the #DRC & #Uganda where the #Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus is known to be currently occurring, I determine that the epidemic constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), as defined in the provisions of IHR. My statement: bit.ly/4wGGiwX
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WHO @who.int · 17/05/2026
Under the IHR (2005), @drtedros.who.int, the Director General of WHO, having consulted the States Parties where the event is occurring, has determined that the Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in DRC & Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern bit.ly/3P4ZDac
Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern
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UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
🚨🧪 Our UK Public Health Rapid Support Team has deployed a fully functioning mobile laboratory to one of the world’s most remote locations to support the hantavirus outbreak response. Read our blog post for the full story 🔗 bit.ly/4wxnlwo
People unload large equipment cases from the back of a vehicle on a roadside near an airport setting, with more cases nearby. Overlaid text reads “Lab in a bag lands in Saint Helena” and explains the challenge of transporting a full laboratory to a remote island, followed by the question “But why did we do it?”People at an airport stand beside multiple large black flight cases and luggage trolleys, preparing equipment for travel. Overlaid text explains that the government of Saint Helena requested help during the hantavirus outbreak and that UK-PHRST responded within 24 hours, with a prompt asking “Who are UK-PHRST?”Three team members stand outdoors for a group photo in front of buildings and trees. Overlaid text explains that the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team responds quickly to outbreaks worldwide and introduces team members, including two microbiologists and an infection prevention and control expert, with a prompt asking “What’s the impact?”A portable glovebox laboratory setup sits on a wooden desk in a clinical room. The unit has sealed arm ports, ventilation tubes, and protective gloves nearby, alongside control equipment and testing supplies. Overlaid text explains that deploying the team helps train laboratory and healthcare staff to manage hantavirus safely and reduce community spread, followed by “That is what rapid response looks like.”
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