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Africa's top health body warns Congo’s Ebola outbreak is rapidly spreading beyond epicenter
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (369+ words) Jean-Yves Kamale And Mark Banchereau KINSHASA – The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record in eastern Congo is rapidly spreading beyond its epicenter, Africa’s top health body said Thursday. In recent weeks, new cases and deaths have declined in Ituri province, the…...
Congo's Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000
1+ week, 3+ day ago (331+ words) Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak has recorded 6,186 confirmed cases, including 3,007 deaths since it was declared a global health emergency in mid-May. It remains the fastest-growing outbreak of Ebola ever. Recent weeks have witnessed a surge in…...
Schools resume classes in Congo’s Ebola epicenter despite concerns from parents and teachers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (418+ words) BUNIA – A new academic year began across Congo on Tuesday despite concerns by parents and teachers that the country's Ebola outbreak still poses risks to children in the epicenter. The resumption of classes comes in the middle of a ravaging…...
Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths
1+ week, 5+ day ago (330+ words) More than 1,360 people have recovered from the virus, in what authorities said was an “encouraging” development. The outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ strike and intense population movements. The…...
Congo's Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet
2+ week, 5+ day ago (410+ words) BUNIA – More than 300 people died of Ebola in eastern Congo in the past week, one of the highest weekly tolls yet, government data showed Monday, as health workers struggle to catch up with an outbreak that is spreading at unprecedented…...
Congo receives more than 16,000 doses of Ebola vaccine as it grapples with unprecedented outbreak
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (201+ words) MySA The 16,250 doses arrived at the Nâdjili International Airport in the capital, Kinshasa, late Friday, as part of 70,000 doses expected from the World Health Organization and partners that were announced on Thursday More doses are expected early next week…...
Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine which has been effective in past outbreaks
3+ week, 2+ day ago (265+ words) BUNIA – Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization and partners said Thursday, announcing a step seen as a major boost to efforts to contain what officials have…...
What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola
3+ week, 3+ day ago (930+ words) The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare type of Ebola that has no approved vaccine or treatment. Congo’s Ministry of Health had recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths, as of Sunday. The outbreak is already the worst ever caused…...
Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
3+ week, 3+ day ago (334+ words) MySA Data from Congoâs Ministry of Health showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths as of Sunday, as it rages in some of the most challenging conditions imaginable fueled by insecurity, displacement and intense population movements…...
Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country's worst with over 2,300 dead
3+ week, 5+ day ago (473+ words) BUNIA – Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak has now killed over 2,300 people and become the deadliest outbreak of the disease on record in the Central African nation. The outbreak unfolding in one of Congo’s most vulnerable regions is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak…...