NEW YORK — The Ebola outbreak in Congo passed a grim milestone this week — 10,000 confirmed cases — and spurred questions about whether health authorities are losing their ability to contain it. Nearly half the infected people in this outbreak have died, and…
Infectious disease expert Dr. Tyler Evans explains why the CDC's new passenger questioning requirements could help prevent Ebola transmission. Major U.S. and international airline groups are pushing back against a new Ebola-related travel requirement that will affect millions of people flying…
By SEBASTIEN KITSA MUSAYI and MARK BANCHEREAU The chief of Bapakombe-Bakondo was in despair. His village lies on the outskirts of the city of Beni in North Kivu province, a major hot spot in what has been the fastest-growing Ebola…
The Central Regional Health Directorate is stepping up Ebola surveillance and outbreak preparedness, urging health facilities to remain alert to suspected cases and strengthen infection prevention measures. Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Alberta Biritwum-Nyarko, says health workers must intensify…
With the vast majority of the 10,000 cases recorded to date in Africa’s latest outbreak of the deadly virus having been logged in the DRC, officials in the Centrafrican capital Bangui are worried about the disease spilling over the Oubangui river…
Health officials from 45 African countries met Wednesday to coordinate a continent-wide response to an Ebola outbreak that has killed nearly 5,000 people in DR Congo and spread to Kenya and Nigeria, as an assessment presented at the meeting showed only three…
Congo announced an outbreak on May 15, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no known treatment or vaccine, and has struggled to contain it. The latest data from Congo’s health ministry released Sunday showed that 8,067 cases have been confirmed,…
Infectious disease specialists and public health professionals from around the world gathered in the nation’s capital last week, just over a mile away from a White House that has canceled billions of dollars in research funding, repeatedly cast doubt on…
New Delhi: More than five months after an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, health authorities are still struggling to identify where the infections are occurring, while conflict, mistrust of medical teams and inadequate access to healthcare make…
Local nonprofit organization shared an update about its response to a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ALSO READ: Samaritan's Purse sets up treatment centers amid Ebola outbreak Samaritan's Purse says it is operating two Ebola treatment…
The 2026 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda: cases, the Bundibugyo strain, vaccines, treatment centres and travel screening.
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