Kenji Nakamura

Bureau: Tokyo

A WHO situation map of the Democratic Republic of Congo with Ituri, Nord-Kivu and Sud-Kivu provinces shaded, pinned to a coordination-center wall.

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WHO Raised the Bundibugyo Risk to Very High at One Hundred Seventy-Seven Deaths

Tedros revised the regional risk assessment to very high on Friday with 177 suspected deaths and a new case confirmed in Sud-Kivu — the outbreak's third Congolese province in eight days.

By Kenji Nakamura, Tokyo May 22 2 min read

The MV Hondius expedition vessel under disinfection at a Rotterdam quay, port cranes in the background

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The Andes Hantavirus Cluster Stays Tied to the MV Hondius and Nine Cases

Nine confirmed cases, two suspected, three deaths — all tied to one expedition cruise; no new cluster has emerged in the four days since Rotterdam docking.

By Kenji Nakamura, Tokyo May 22 2 min read