Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread southwards into an area with high security risks, according to the UN health agency.
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Congo records one-day record for confirmed Ebola cases
Congo confirms 14 new cases of Ebola virus, highest one-day increase since outbreak declared in August.
Trump sent 80 US troops to Gabon over possible violence in DR Congo
Citing the possibility of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, US president Donald Trump has deployed 80 troops with “appropriate equipment” and aircraft to the nearby Gabon, he informed Congress in a letter. The first members of this US contingent arrived in Libreville, Gabon on January 2, Trump said in a letter sent […]
B.C. nurse hopeful Ebola outbreak in Congo can be contained soon
A nurse practitioner from B.C.’s Interior is lending her expertise to help contain the Ebola outbreak in the Congo.
Ebola fears raise concerns in already fraught Congo election
Congolese candidates in an already fraught and deadly election landscape are dealing with the challenges of an Ebola outbreak, the second deadliest in its history.
‘Young miracle:’ Baby recovers from Ebola in Congo outbreak
Congo’s health ministry calls baby Benedicte the youngest survivor in what is now the world’s second-deadliest Ebola outbreak.
Ebola spreads to major Congo city
The second-largest Ebola outbreak in history has spread to a major city in eastern Congo, as health experts worry whether the stock of an experimental vaccine will stand up to the demands of an epidemic with no end in sight.
Ebola outbreak in Congo expected to last into mid-2019, WHO says
More than 200 people have died and the outbreak is expected to continue into 2019 as health workers deal with insecurity from armed groups and spread of the virus in unregulated “tradi-modern” health centres.
Uganda at ‘big risk’ for Ebola spreading from neighbouring Congo, officials say
The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak is not yet a global emergency but has called for an “intensified” response.
5 new Ebola cases confirmed in eastern Congo
The Congolese health ministry on has reported a further five confirmed cases of Ebola in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, blaming the higher-than-normal daily increase on community resistance to disease response efforts.
