Tag: Ebola Outbreak
Ebola continues its deadly march through DRC
JOHANNESBURG, December 4 – The Ebola epidemic continues to spread through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s North Kivu province, claiming the lives of...
Ebola outbreak in east Congo now world’s 2nd biggest
KINSHASA - The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the second biggest in history, with 426 confirmed and probable cases, the health ministry...
Congo confirms near record number of new Ebola cases on Wednesday
DAKAR - Thirteen new cases of Ebola were confirmed on Wednesday in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo - one of the highest daily counts...
Congo’s Ebola outbreak to worsen without stepped-up response – WHO committee
GENEVA - The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to worsen significantly unless the response to it is stepped up,...
WHO to meet on Congo’s Ebola outbreak as toll soars
GOMA, Congo - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it would convene an emergency committee to decide whether Congo's Ebola outbreak is...
Ebola vaccinations in eastern Congo due to begin on Wednesday
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Vaccinations against a new outbreak of Ebola virus in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are due to...
Ebola outbreak in DRC largely contained says UN
JOHANNESBURG, June 27 – United Nations (UN) health experts have reported that the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has...
Congo reports first confirmed Ebola case in over a week
GOMA, DRC, June 7 - Democratic Republic of Congo has
recorded its first confirmed case of Ebola in over a week,
the health ministry said on Thursday, although...
Ebola claims another victim in DRC, 35 confirmed cases reported
JOHANNESBURG, May 28 - Another person has died of Ebola in Iboko, a rural area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) north-western...
2 new Ebola deaths recorded in Congo – health ministry
Mbandaka(DRC), May 22, 2018- Two new deaths from Ebola and seven new confirmed cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the...
