Tag: Ebola
D.R. Congo: One dead as security forces open fire during ‘Ebola’ burial in Beni
One person was killed and several others wounded on Thursday after security forces opened fire while trying to contain unrest during the burial of a s [...]
DR Congo: Ebola cases surpass 4,000 since current outbreak
Democratic Republic of Congo's confirmed Ebola cases have surpassed 4,000 for the first time in the current outbreak, with government data placing the [...]
Revealed: Congo’s Ebola outbreak began months before it was detected
The Democratic Republic of Congo's rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak actually began in January, or possibly even earlier, in the eastern Ituri province [...]
Congo’s confirmed Ebola cases surpass 3,000
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has crossed the 3,000-case threshold, according to official figures released by the government on Sa [...]
D.R. Congo: Ebola workers protest over unpaid wages as death toll nears 600
Ebola response workers in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo staged protests on Thursday outside three treatment centres in Bunia, the capital [...]
D.R. Congo: Five patients recover from Ebola and leave hospital
Five patients have successfully recovered from a rare type of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and have been discharged from the hospit [...]
UK scientists developing Ebola vaccine candidate; human trials possible within months
Scientists at Imperial College London and teams at Oxford University are racing to adapt rapid vaccine platforms to tackle recent Ebola threats, using [...]
Ebola treatment center torched in DR Congo amid rising local tensions
An angry crowd set fire to Ebola treatment tents at Rwampara General Hospital in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The violence erupted af [...]
DR Congo: Ebola outbreak kills 15
At least 15 people have died in a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's health ministry has said.
The [...]
Uganda announces end to Ebola outbreak
On the health ministry of Uganda's official X account, the ministry declared, "Good news! The current Ebola Sudan Virus Disease outbreak has [...]
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