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Saint John dentists see decay surge years after fluoride was cut
The city ended water fluoridation to save money more than a decade ago. Dental advocates say young children and low-income families are paying the heaviest price
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- Kenya Kenya health minister halts US-backed Ebola centre after court rebuke Aden Duale apologized in court and said construction at the Nanyuki military base had been stopped after a judge found he ignored an earlier order
- Ebola outbreak Ebola cases top 1,000 in eastern Congo as violence slows response DR Congo’s Health Ministry reported 1,003 confirmed infections and 254 deaths, with contact tracing gaps and crowded displacement camps heightening concern in Ituri province
- Toxic drug crisis Free naloxone may be preventing most fatal overdoses in B.C., study finds Researchers estimate take-home naloxone prevented 76 to 80 per cent of potential opioid poisoning deaths from 2019 to 2024, while thousands still died from toxic drugs
UK Weather
Amber extreme heat warning issued as 35C heatwave approaches
The Met Office warning covers parts of southern and eastern England and south Wales on Monday and Tuesday, with health risks and travel disruption expected
World Cup health preparedness
Ebola risk at World Cup is very low, experts say, but US hospitals are on alert
Health officials are watching an outbreak in the DRC as millions travel for the tournament, while experts say measles, COVID-19 and flu remain more likely crowd-related threats
Public health
World Cup hosts set Ebola travel measures before kickoff
The United States, Mexico and Canada said they are aligning travel controls after the WHO declared the Congo outbreak an international public health emergency
Extreme heat
UK records hottest May day as Kew Gardens reaches 34.8C
The provisional Met Office figure follows the UK’s warmest May night and comes with health alerts across England as forecasters warn temperatures could climb again Tuesday
Drinking Water
E.P.A. to Repeal Some Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
The Biden-era rules were adopted after research linked the compounds to serious health problems; details on which limits would be withdrawn remain limited in the supplied source material
Health explainer
Hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius: how worried should the public be?
WHO officials say the wider public risk remains low, but passengers and contacts are being traced because the Andes strain can spread through prolonged close contact
Public health warning
Sydney dentist’s former patients urged to test for HIV and hepatitis
New South Wales health officials say thousands of people treated at Dr William Tam’s Strathfield clinic may face a low risk after poor infection-control practices
Outbreak explainer
Hantavirus outbreak tied to MV Hondius reaches at least 11 cases
Health officials are tracing confirmed and suspected Andes virus infections linked to the Dutch-flagged cruise ship, including three deaths and cases across several countries
Public health
Why officials say hantavirus is not another COVID-19
The MV Hondius outbreak has revived pandemic-era fears, but health officials say hantavirus is not highly transmissible and does not spread like COVID, flu or measles
Cruise outbreak
Spain confirms hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from MV Hondius
The patient is among 14 Spaniards quarantined in Madrid after evacuations from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship, where WHO has confirmed 11 cases and three deaths
Hantavirus response
Countries isolate MV Hondius passengers after hantavirus deaths
The UK, US and European health authorities are directing returning passengers into medical screening and weeks of monitoring after cases linked to the cruise ship
Health
Americans from hantavirus cruise ship enter U.S. quarantine
One evacuee from the MV Hondius tested positive for Andes virus and another had mild symptoms after a deadly outbreak that killed three people aboard the ship
Cruise ship outbreak
WHO sees no sign of wider hantavirus outbreak from MV Hondius
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautioned that more cases could still emerge because of the virus’s long incubation period
Cruise ship outbreak
Cruise hantavirus outbreak: where it may have started and spread
Investigators have not identified the first exposure, but scrutiny has centered on travel in southern South America as passengers from the MV Hondius are evacuated and monitored worldwide
Public health
Why MV Hondius hantavirus tracing is not a COVID-style alert
The outbreak has prompted an international search for possible contacts, but experts say the risk is lower and the tracing is focused on close, prolonged exposure
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Hantavirus cruise ship reaches Tenerife as evacuations begin
Passengers from the MV Hondius are being tested and sent home after three deaths, while health officials trace people who left the ship earlier
Cruise ship outbreak
Spain readies isolated evacuations for hantavirus cruise ship
The MV Hondius is expected in Tenerife this weekend with more than 140 people aboard after three deaths and a widening international contact-tracing effort
Atlantic cruise outbreak
Two Hantavirus Cases Confirmed After Cruise Ship Deaths
Three MV Hondius passengers have died, but officials have not confirmed the cause of every death as the ship remains under precautions near Cape Verde
UK bird flu vaccine trial begins for possible pandemic strain
The H5N1 mRNA vaccine is being tested in at-risk groups as health officials stress the current risk to people remains low