Ebolalike

Deadly Ebola-like Chapare virus CAN spread between people, CDC finds  

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A deadly Ebola-like disease found in Bolivia can spread from person to person, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Monday.  Known as the Chapare virus, the infection causes high fevers, abdominal pain, bleeding gums, eye pain and skin rashes.  A single case was reported in the Bolivian province for which … Read more

Tick that can carry deadly Ebola-like virus is found in the UK for the first time 

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A tick capable of carrying a host of killer illnesses has been found in the UK for the very first time, health officials have revealed. The Hyalomma rufipes tick – a small blood-sucking arachnid – is usually confined to Africa, Asia and parts of southern Europe. But Public Health England has now revealed one of … Read more