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An analysis of all the publicly available viral genome sequences yielded a surprising result: humans give more viruses — about twice as many — to animals than they give to us.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 27, 2024
Humans give more viruses to animals than they give us, study finds
Researchers looked at nearly 12 million virus genomes and detected almost 3,000 instances of viruses jumping from one species to another.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 12, 2023
Uganda and WHO declare end to Ebola outbreak after new cases abate
Widespread testing hasn't detected new cases in more than 42 days, an indication that the virus is no longer spreading.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022
U.S. to screen air travelers for Ebola during Uganda outbreak
Uganda has reported 63 confirmed and probable cases, with nearly half of the patients succumbing to the illness.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2021
WHO employees involved in Congo sex abuse during Ebola crisis, report says
Many of the male perpetrators refused to use a condom and 29 of the more than 50 women abused became pregnant and some were forced to later abort by their abusers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 21, 2021
Cash-strapped Africa overwhelmed by COVID-19 vaccine challenge
Many African countries, already facing a shortage of affordable vaccines, are being stunned by the unprecedented scale of the distribution challenge when doses do arrive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2020
Gilead drug prevents type of coronavirus in monkeys, raising hope for China trials
An experimental Gilead Sciences antiviral drug prevented disease and reduced the severity of symptoms in monkeys infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), an infection closely related to the fast-spreading coronavirus that originated in China, a study published on Thursday found.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 2, 2020
Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger
A tragic airline crash with far-reaching consequences, cataclysmic cyclones that may be a harbinger of the future, the death of an African icon and a new leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize. These African stories captured the world's attention in 2019 — and look to influence events on the continent...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 10, 2019
Congo's Ebola outbreak slows but still entrenched in insecure areas: WHO
The Ebola epidemic in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been confined to a rural area rife with militias and people on the move, making it harder to stamp out altogether, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 18, 2019
Efforts against pandemics that could kill tens of millions 'grossly insufficient,' WHO and World Bank report says
The world faces a mounting threat of pandemics that could kill millions and wreak economic havoc, a international expert panel warns, saying governments should work to mitigate that risk.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 4, 2019
How to stop deadly outbreaks of diseases like Ebola — before they occur
Five years ago, an Ebola outbreak ripped through West Africa, killing over 11,000 people. During the 2014 outbreak, no effective vaccines or treatments were available while the international community's response was often perceived as too reactive.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2019
For countries to grow, health care must come first, WHO's Africa director says on TICAD sidelines
Matshidiso Moeti has been one of Africa's foremost caretakers for more than three decades.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 20, 2019
Ebola kills boy aged 7 in Congo's South Kivu, the province's second fatality
South Kivu, Congo
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 13, 2019
Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial
Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever after two potential drugs showed encouraging survival results in a clinical trial in Congo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 12, 2019
WHO sees no new Ebola cases in Goma, vaccinates over 1,300
The World Health Organisation said it has vaccinated over 1,300 people who potentially came into contact with the Ebola virus in the Congolese city of Goma, helping contain what many feared would be a rapid spread in an urban center.
EDITORIALS
Aug 10, 2019
Ebola continues to rage in Africa
The world must do more to combat this outbreak and prevent future ones.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 4, 2019
Saitama woman tests negative for Ebola, health ministry says
A woman in her 70s from Saitama Prefecture who recently returned from a visit to Congo tests negative for a possible Ebola infection at a Tokyo medical institute.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2019
Congo health minister's resignation over Ebola snub could unblock new vaccine
Congo's health minister resigned on Monday after being stripped of responsibility for managing the country's Ebola outbreak, potentially paving the way for the introduction of a second vaccine to contain the spreading epidemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 15, 2019
WHO panel decides not to declare an international Ebola emergency, citing economic harm
A World Health Organization panel decided on Friday not to declare an international emergency over Congo's Ebola outbreak despite its spread to Uganda earlier in the week, concluding such a declaration could cause too much economic harm.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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