Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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Attackers kill nurse, severely injure health worker responding to Ebola case in eastern Congo
The World Health Organization reports that a nurse has been killed and a health worker severely injured in an attack while responding to an Ebola alert in Congo
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Trump says he’s ‘going to find out’ if bioweapon behind plague death in Russia
The US president said he plans to call Vladimir Putin later in the day and noted it is Putin’s birthday
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WHO says it does not have ‘full picture’ from Russia following suspected plague death
‘Transparent information sharing’ from Moscow is required to conduct full risk assessment, UN agency says
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Russia dismisses transparency calls amid reports of second plague case
Rospotrebnadzor said nearly 5,000 tests found no dangerous pathogens and saw "no epidemic risk," while the Kremlin called most media reporting "false" and said it had no knowledge of a US demarche formally requesting additional information.
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What we know about Russian plague death after Trump pushes Putin for answers
Local media said nearly 200 people have been quarantined and several hospitals closed after the death of Darya Shipilova
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Trump speaking to Putin about suspected plague death after reports of second case
President said he is in ‘very deep discussions’ about the potential outbreak with U.S. intelligence services
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Trump to talk plague with Putin as Russia plays down fears of outbreak
The Kremlin welcomed the offer while Russia's health watchdog shot back that Moscow was "ready to assist the US in tackling infectious disease outbreaks" as the WHO asked Russia for additional information.
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Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab death in Russia
Fears that the death may have been caused by pneumonic plague has prompted calls for more transparency from Russia.
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WHO to investigate reports of second plague case after death of Russian lab worker
Global health officials continue to press Moscow for full transparency
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Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says
World Health Organization detects no sign of further outbreak since Darya Shipilova died last week
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UN tries to build momentum on pandemic preparedness, but hits a speed bump
Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the U.N. General Assembly’s leader and health officials are seeking to make sure that the lurking possibility of another worldwide disease emergency stays on the global agenda
