Ebola

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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WHO reports new Ebola incident in Uganda

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared today on Wednesday that a new case of Ebola has been spotted in Uganda for the second time in a row, fuelling concerns that…

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UPDATED: First Ebola case in Congo city of Goma detected, two aid workers killed

The first case of Ebola in the eastern Congo city of Goma was discovered on Sunday, officials said, raising concerns the virus could spread quicker in a densely populated area…

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Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the edge of spiralling out of control

Rory Stewart, the UK’s international development secretary, has said that the year-long Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is on the edge of spiralling out of…

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WHO considering declaring a global health emergency because of Ebola in Uganda and Congo

Dr. Mike Ryan, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief, in comments to the Associated Press (AP) , said that it was a Congolese pastor who is thought to have…

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Two more Ebola cases diagnosed in Uganda as child dies from disease

The year-old Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now spreading to neighboring countries, as a five-year-old boy in Uganda died from the disease and two of his…

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Ebola case confirmed in Uganda

Uganda’s health ministry says a patient has tested positive for Ebola in what is the first cross-border case of the deadly virus since an outbreak started in neighbouring DR…

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Patient in Sweden admitted with suspected case of Ebola

A patient in Sweden has been admitted to hospital with a suspected case of the highly infectious Ebola disease. Doctors have placed the man in isolation, but say his condition…

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WHO preparing for worst case scenario in new Ebola outbreak

An Ebola outbreak has been declared in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are two confirmed cases of the virus and 17 deaths, the health ministry said…

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