Uganda faces deadly Ebola outbreak
Doctors walk inside the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, in Mubende, Uganda, Sept. 29, 2022. In this remote Ugandan community facing its first Ebola outbreak, testing trouble has added to the challenges with symptoms of the Sudan strain of Ebola now circulating being similar to malaria, underscoring the pitfalls health workers face in their response.
The Ebola outbreak rapidly spreading in Uganda has caused at least 29 deaths in the past two weeks. A vaccine hasn’t yet been tested for this strain. Also, Australia has earned the dubious distinction of being the “mammal extinction capital of the world.” But now, the Australian government says it’s determined to give wildlife a better chance. Plus, the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death next year is raising some difficult questions about the painter’s misogyny. And a song that’s becoming the anthem of the protests in Iran.
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