Ebola: DRC Records 964 New Ebola Cases, 511 Deaths in Two Weeks
DR Congo – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded 964 additional confirmed Ebola cases and 511 deaths since the World Health…
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Breaking News: Nigeria Confirms Ebola Case as FCT Tracks 44 Contacts
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has confirmed an imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with health authorities identifying 44…
Kenya Confirms First Imported Bundibugyo Virus Case
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya has confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) after a Kenyan national died in Nairobi, prompting authorities…
WHO Supports Kenya After First Bundibugyo Virus Case
The World Health Organization is supporting Kenya’s response after the country confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease, as authorities intensify surveillance…
WHO: Polio Investments Strengthen Disease Surveillance Across Five African Countries
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) says investments made to eliminate polio are strengthening broader disease surveillance and outbreak response systems across…
Africa CDC Warns Ebola Cases Outpace Response
NAIROBI, Kenya – The Africa CDC Ebola response has recorded important gains in containing the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
WHO Reports 600 Ebola Deaths in DR Congo as Uganda Confirms Cross-Border Cases
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has resulted in 600…
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…
UN Warns Ebola Crisis Threatens Africa’s Economy
ABUJA, Nigeria – The latest DR Congo Ebola outbreak could eliminate tens of thousands of jobs, push nearly one million more people into poverty…
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…