Ebola

WHO says 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths from Bundibugyo strain of Ebola

The ‌World Health Organization said on Friday that there were 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 223 suspected deaths that were being investigated. An…

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Europe beefs up Ebola detection as Congo epidemic surges

Europe is increasing surveillance of potential Ebola symptoms among airline passengers arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo as the deadly virus spreads faster than health workers can contain it.…

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India reports first suspected Ebola case

Authorities in India say a woman with a suspected Ebola infection has been placed in quarantine at a hospital in the southern city of Bengaluru. The union health ministry has…

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Experts warn of scale and spread of deadly Ebola virus

Global health authorities have warned that the number of deadly Ebola virus infections reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) most recent outbreak of the disease represents just a…

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Italian health ministry takes precautionary measures over Ebola outbreak

The Italian health ministry issued a circular detailing preventive measures linked to the outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus, a strain of Ebola, in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.…

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DR Congo reports new Ebola outbreak with 15 dead

The Democratic Republic of Congo declared a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, three years after its last one, in the Kasai Province bordering Angola, east of the capital Kinshasa.…

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UN appeals for funds to help contain Uganda Ebola outbreak

The UN has launched an emergency appeal to raise $11.2 million to help fund Uganda’s response to an Ebola outbreak that has killed two people, after the country’s health budget…

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Uganda confirms one person dead in Ebola outbreak

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Kampala, its capital city, and the death of a nurse, the Ministry of Health says. The victim, who died on…

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Uganda discharges last known Ebola patient

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda has discharged its last known Ebola patient from hospital, a senior health official said, raising hopes that an outbreak which has killed at least 56 people…

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Ugandan doctors face fear and shortages in Ebola outbreak

NAIROBI/KAMPALA (Reuters) - When Ebola broke out in Uganda in September, 10 doctors immediately stepped forward to work in an isolation unit at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, but now…

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Uganda confirms Ebola case in country’s east as outbreak expands

KAMPALA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - An Ebola case has been confirmed in Jinja in eastern Uganda, the country's health minister said on Sunday, the first time the outbreak has spread…

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Uganda says Ebola outbreak death toll rises to 48

The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in Uganda has risen to 48, with 131 confirmed cases, a health official involved in managing the outbreak said on Thursday. Last week…

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Africa CDC: Ebola outbreak in Uganda “not getting out of hand”

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Africa's top public health body said on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in Uganda was "not getting out of hand" and that it was still…

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Uganda steps up Ebola response as virus infects 109, kills 30

KAMPALA (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda has risen to 109 and the outbreak has claimed 30 lives, Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said, adding that…

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Uganda says 9 more Ebola cases confirmed in Kampala; toll rises to 14

(Reuters) - Uganda reported nine more Ebola cases on Sunday in its Kampala region, bringing the total number of cases to 14 in the last two days, the country's health…

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Uganda says two more Ebola cases confirmed in Kampala hospital

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Two more people in an isolation unit of Uganda's main hospital have tested positive for Ebola, bringing total cases recorded in the facility to five, the health…

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Uganda health minister: Three people in Kampala hospital positive for Ebola

Oct 22 (Reuters) - Three people in an isolation unit of Uganda's main hospital have tested positive for Ebola, the country's health minister said on Saturday. "Yesterday ... three individuals…

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Ebola outbreak in Uganda still a manageable risk – Africa CDC

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Africa's top public health body said on Thursday there was a risk of the Ebola outbreak in Uganda spreading but that the risk was still…

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Uganda declares three-week lockdown for two districts over Ebola outbreak

A three-week lockdown has been declared in two districts of Uganda as the country battles an Ebola outbreak. Bars, nightclubs, places of worship and entertainment venues will be closed in…

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First death recorded in Uganda capital Kampala from Ebola

An Ebola patient has died at a hospital in Uganda's capital, the health ministry has confirmed. He was the 19th victim in the current outbreak of the deadly virus but…

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U.S. to apply Ebola screenings for recent Uganda visitors at 5 airports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will begin redirecting U.S.-bound travelers who had been to Uganda within the previous 21 days to five major American airports to be screened for…

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Ebola kills doctor in Uganda, first health worker killed in latest outbreak

KAMPALA (Reuters) - A Tanzanian doctor working in Uganda who contracted Ebola has died, the first health worker killed by the disease in the latest outbreak in the country, Uganda's…

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Ebola kills five in Uganda, 19 other deaths likely connected

KAMPALA, (Reuters) - Five people have died from Ebola in Uganda and another 19 deaths were likely caused by the disease, the president said, but he said he would not…

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Uganda has confirmed seven Ebola cases so far, one death

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda has confirmed seven cases of Ebola including in a man who died this week, and seven other deaths are being investigated as suspected cases of a…

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Uganda declares Ebola outbreak

An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in Uganda after health authorities confirmed a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain, the health ministry and World Health Organization (WHO) said.…

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Congo health officials investigating possible Ebola case

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are investigating a suspected case of Ebola in the country's east, the World Health Organization said. A 46-year-old woman died on Monday…

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New Ebola case confirmed in northwestern Congo

KINSHASA, April 23 (Reuters) - A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the National Institute of Biomedical Research said on Saturday, four months…

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New Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo

A case of Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the health minister said, five months after the end of the most recent outbreak there. It was…

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WHO says no Ebola in Ivory Coast

New testing has found no evidence that the woman in Ivory Coast who tested positive earlier this month for Ebola actually had the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.…

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Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that infected 12 people in the eastern province of North Kivu and killed six of them.…

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WHO alerts six African countries after Ebola outbreaks

The World Health Organization has asked six African countries to be alert for possible Ebola infections, as Guinea on Tuesday reported new cases and Democratic Republic of Congo said its…

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WHO sounds regional warning over Ebola outbreaks in Congo, Guinea

GENEVA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - An outbreak of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea poses a regional risk that requires exceptional vigilance, a senior World Health Organisation official…

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Guinea records 4 Ebola deaths

In Guinea, four people have died of Ebola in a resurgence of the disease that first emerged five years ago, the country's health minister said. Eight people have tested positive…

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D.R. of Congo confirms second Ebola case in resurgence of major outbreak

A second person has contracted Ebola and died this week in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, the World Health Organization and the health ministry said in a statement.…

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Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak, sees lessons for COVID fight

Democratic Republic of Congo announced the end of an almost six-month Ebola outbreak in the west of the country on Wednesday as health authorities looked to apply lessons from the…

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Number of separated children rising fast as Ebola spreads in Congo

More than 32 children have lost or have been separated from one or both parents due to Ebola since a new outbreak was declared on 1 June in Equateur Province,…

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WHO warns new Ebola outbreak in Congo faces funding gap

The World Health Organization said it is facing a “serious funding gap” to battle the new outbreak of Ebola in remote corners of northern Congo amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.…

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New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest DR Congo, WHO supporting response

A new outbreak of the Ebola virus disease has been identified in Wangata health zone, Mbandaka, in Équateur province, according to the country's Government. The announcement comes as a long,…

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11-month baby is second Ebola death recorded in the DR Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded a second Ebola death in days following more than seven weeks without a new case, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The DRC had…

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New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Just two days before the World Health Organization would have formally announced the end of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, and 52 days after the most recent case was…

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Newly licensed vaccine, ‘milestone in the fight’ against Ebola in Africa

Four countries in Africa have licensed an Ebola vaccine to “cement hard-fought progress” in keeping their people safe from the deadly disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said . For…

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Congo’s Ebola outbreak slows but still global emergency

The World Health Organization said although signs are now “extremely positive” in Congo that the Ebola outbreak is winding down, the epidemic remains a global health emergency. To date,…

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Stepping up the fight against Ebola: €6 million of EU funding to support vaccine trials

The European Commission announced a €6 million contribution to a vaccination trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The funding comes from the EU's research and innovation programme,…

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UN Committee says Ebola in DR Congo still an international public health emergency

The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, experts meeting in Geneva said. The World Health Organization…

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Tanzania suspected of covering up Ebola cases

Tanzania rejected suspicions that it might have covered up cases of the deadly Ebola virus, calling it a plot to show the country “in a bad light.” The health minister’s…

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WHO laments Tanzania not sharing information on Ebola

Tanzania is refusing to provide detailed information on suspected Ebola cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, a rare public rebuke as the region struggles to contain an outbreak already…

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Alarming number of Ebola deaths in DRC

Since the Ebola epidemic struck in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) one year ago, almost 600 of around 850 children who have caught the virus…

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Breakthrough in new drug treatments to fight Ebola in DR Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced what could be a major breakthrough in the battle against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), revealing that two out…

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Security Council gravely concerned by Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

The UN Security Council on Friday expressed grave concern about the current Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and stressed the urgency of broad cooperation…

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Fourth Ebola case found in Goma

A fourth case of Ebola has been confirmed in the eastern Congo city of Goma, the government said, as the disease spreads in a city of more than 1 million…

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Rwanda reopens border with DR Congo

Rwanda has reopened its border with DR Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,800 people in the past year. The border was closed for several hours after…

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Rwanda shuts border with DR Congo to stop spread of Ebola

Rwanda has closed its border with DR Congo in response to the Ebola crisis. At least two people have died from the virus in the eastern Congolese city of Goma,…

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UN working ‘intensively’ to stop Ebola in eastern DR Congo, following second case in major border town

Senior UN officials tasked with controlling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have responded to Tuesday’s confirmation of a second case of Ebola in Goma, a…

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Second Ebola case confirmed on border with Rwanda

A second case of Ebola has been detected on Democratic Republic of Congo's border with Rwanda, raising fears the deadly illness could spread. The case was confirmed in the city…

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Congo’s Health Minister resigns after President takes control of Ebola response

The health minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo offered his resignation after the President of the country decided to move the mandate for the Ebola response directly under…

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Rwanda dismisses Ebola threat

Authorities in Rwanda have refuted reports that the fishmmonger responsible for Uganda’s renewed Ebola crisis, had crossed into the border town of Gisenyi. Malic Kayumba, Head of Communications at Rwanda…

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DR Congo Ebola outbreak declared global health emergency

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency of international concern" (PHEIC). The PHEIC emergency provision is the highest…

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