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…
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Ebola outbreak
Ebola Outbreak Nears 900 Cases Across Two Nations
DR- Congo – The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 894 confirmed cases and 204…
Ebola Response Delays Could Triple Outbreak Costs
ABUJA, Nigeria – African health leaders have warned that delays in containing the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and…
Africa Gets $220m Boost Against Ebola Threat
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Pandemic Fund has approved an emergency financing package worth $220.6 million to strengthen Ebola preparedness and response efforts across…
WHO Urges Nations to Lift Congo Ebola Travel Bans
BUNIA, DR Congo – The World Health Organization has warned that travel restrictions and border closures imposed over the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic…
WHO Confirms First Ebola Survivor in Congo Outbreak
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has confirmed the first officially recorded survivor in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
Nigeria Activates Emergency Preparedness as Ebola Outbreak Spreads Regionally
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has placed Lagos State, the Federal Capital Territory, Rivers State and Kano State…
Lagos Raises Ebola Alert, Intensifies Airport Screening Against Deadly Outbreak
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government says no confirmed or suspected Ebola Virus Disease case exists in the state despite renewed outbreaks reported…
UN Races to Contain Deadly Congo Ebola Outbreak
NEW YORK – United Nations agencies have intensified emergency operations to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo…
US Issues Highest Ebola Travel Alert Across Four Nations
ABUJA, Nigeria – The United States Department of State raises its highest travel advisory for three African countries following a deadly Ebola outbreak spreading…