Many people, some from other health zones, attended funerals before the outbreak was identified and may have been exposed to the virus.
Data from a new survey show Candida auris, which can cause deadly invasive infections, is spreading rapidly in European hospitals.
In high-burden countries around the world, the loss of USAID funding has had a devastating impact on critical TB intervention and treatment efforts.
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