Central-Africa
Ebola Death Toll in DR Congo Surpasses 3,000 as WHO Prepares Vaccine Trials
More than 6,000 cases have now been confirmed in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the fatality rate…
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Ebola
World
Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Surpasses 3,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo
More than 3,000 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreak on record, according to the latest official…
Central-Africa
DR Congo Schools Reopen Amid Ebola, Conflict and Strike Threat
Millions of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are returning to classrooms as the country’s new academic year begins under the…
Central-Africa
Mongbwalu Residents Show Resilience as Ebola Engulfs Gold-Mining Town
Editor’s Note: Three months after the World Health Organization declared Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, affected…
Central-Africa
UN Chief Condemns ‘Indifference’ as Ebola Cases Mount in DR Congo
DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak is expanding at a pace the humanitarian response cannot match, with 500 new cases recorded each week, UN…
World
MSF Warns Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Is “Out of Control”
More than 2,500 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, which Médecins Sans Frontières says is spreading “out…
Central-Africa
WHO and Africa CDC Urge Action to Meet the Challenge and Stop Ebola
One hundred days into the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, international health officials say the epidemic can still be…
World
UN Says Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Is Growing Exponentially
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is accelerating at a devastating pace, with more than 2,500 people dead and…
Central-Africa
DR Congo Receives 70,000 Ebola Vaccines as Outbreak Death Toll Rises
A 70,000-dose shipment of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine is headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the country confronts its…
World
WHO chief says DR Congo Ebola outbreak remains far from under control
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is advancing more rapidly than any previous epidemic of the disease, raising fears…
Central-Africa
Ebola Outbreak Becomes Deadliest in DR Congo’s History
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak has become the country’s deadliest on record, with 2,325 deaths—surpassing the 2,299 fatalities…
