Pandemic
Israel rules out Ebola cases after suspected patients test negative
As the ministry emphasizes, a fever following travel from affected areas requires immediate assessment, but Ebola remains rare among returning travelers.
US DNI releases documents alleging COVID-19 origin cover-up effort
Ebola risk remains low, health ministry says, as second DRC returnee showing symptoms hospitalized
Clalit Health Services to join European AI research project predicting, managing pandemics
Israeli, Czech scientists recreate COVID-19’s evolutionary journey in a test tube
Scientists and doctors keep closely monitoring viruses that could jump from animals to humans, such as emerging strains of avian flu and bat coronaviruses.
Kenyan police fire tear gas during protest against US Ebola quarantine facility
Two people were killed in protests last week in Nanyuki, and the US continues its activities defying Kenyan court orders.
Health Ministry prepares Israel’s hospitals in event of Ebola case amid Central Africa outbreak
The ministry believes that the risk of an Ebola outbreak in Israel remains low, but has started preparations in the event that someone suspected to be infected arrives in the country.
Scientists race to develop Ebola vaccine amid DRC outbreak
Researchers aim to stop the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in northeastern DRC by fast-tracking a vaccine using a proven viral-vector platform.
Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say
Kenyan President William Ruto defended a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military base after two people were killed during protests.
World's oldest plague mass grave found beneath Roman racetrack in Jordan - study
According to the study, the grave predates the Black Death burial pits from medieval Europe by approximately 800 years.
France faces budget crisis as aging population drives spending to 60% of GDP
France once stood out in Europe for its higher birth rate, but that advantage has eroded since the pandemic as the number of children per woman has fallen and retiree numbers climb.
Israel's measles outbreak linked to global decline in vaccination rates, WHO warns
More than 10 children in Israel have died from measles since the start of the year, and thousands have been infected.
Stress is the silent pandemic, but recovery starts at home
Israeli study: Movement of wild animals can help us predict next pandemic
A study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests that tracking animal movement and behavior in near real-time could detect dangerous pathogens.
