DRC Ebola Outbreak Spreads to 61 Health Zones as Death Toll Hits 3,267
DR Congo – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has expanded to 61 health zones across six provinces, with…
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Bundibugyo virus
Uganda Declares End of Ebola Outbreak After 42 Days Without New Case
UGANDA – Uganda has officially declared an end to its Ebola outbreak after completing the internationally required 42-day countdown without recording a new confirmed…
DR Congo Ebola Cases Top 5,200 After 100 Days
DR CONGO – The DR Congo Ebola outbreak has surpassed 5,200 confirmed cases just 100 days after it was declared, with the World Health…
DRC Ebola Cases Rise Above 5,000 as Africa CDC Warns of Continued Transmission Risk
DRC, Congo – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
DRC Ebola Outbreak Kills 1,587, Spreads Across Five Provinces
GENEVA, Switzerland – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak has become the country’s largest on record, claiming 1,587 lives and infecting…
Africa CDC Seeks Stronger Biosecurity Measures
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Bundibugyo virus outbreak has prompted the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and its partners to…
WHO Approves First Bundibugyo Ebola Test
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the world’s first molecular diagnostic test for the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, a major breakthrough…
WHO Declares Deadly DRC-Uganda Ebola Outbreak Global Emergency
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak spreading across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a global…