Peter Piot awarded Virchow Prize 2026 🏅
LSHTM’s former Director honoured with Jean-Jacques Muyembe for exceptional leadership in global epidemic preparedness over 50 years
It recognises the pair’s leadership since their co-discovery of #Ebola in 1976
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Ebola disease is a severe, often fatal illness transmitting from animals to humans and between humans.
Here’s what you need to know about how it spreads, the symptoms, and how to prevent infection.
Daniela Manno & University of Kinshasa’s Bikioli-Bolombo Freddy outline in the @bmj.com that the DRC’s #Bundibugyo outbreak reminds the world that sustained funding, maintaining public health expertise & local community engagement are key to outbreak preparedness.
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Should I travel during an #Ebola outbreak? 🛫
Damien Tully says broad travel restrictions shift focus from supporting communities & wider risk to travellers remains low...
Travel bans "divert attention & resources away from outbreak-control efforts" #PublicHealth
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The current #Ebola outbreak in DRC is unfolding in a region affected by conflict, displacement & fragile health systems.
In our new blog, experts examine why outbreak control is especially challenging in humanitarian settings ⬇️
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Join LSHTM’s hybrid short course (1-4 Sept 2026) & gain a working knowledge of using R to code dynamic transmission models with hands-on training from leading experts.
Ideal for PhD students, postdocs, & professionals working with infectious disease data.
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In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the DRC, with cases also reported in Uganda, WHO convened several of its expert & advisory groups.
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The World Health Organization has indicated that the current Ebola epidemic, concentrated in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, may be
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How conflict shapes Ebola outbreaks in eastern DRC | LSHTM
In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases also reported in Uganda, WHO convened several of its exper...
Centre for Epidemic Preparedness & Response, LSHTM
Centre for Epidemic Preparedness & Response, LSHTM
Centre for Epidemic Preparedness & Response, LSHTM
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
WHO
WHO
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Join our hybrid event exploring the current landscape of #pandemic preparedness, who it serves and how social science research can better inform future preparedness.
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Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre, LSHTM
Centre for Epidemic Preparedness & Response, LSHTM
