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– The World Health Organization states that Congo’s Ebola outbreak can still be contained within three months if response efforts are adequately resourced. According to the latest official report, there have been 5,021 confirmed cases and 2,378 deaths recorded through

– The Ebola epidemic in DR Congo has reached the largest scale ever recorded in the country. As of July 30, health officials documented 3,605 confirmed cases, resulting in 1,587 fatalities. The case fatality rate was calculated at 44%. During

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 507 confirmed Ebola cases and 88 confirmed deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The total in the latest daily Ebola update exceeds an earlier figure of 471 confirmed cases.

Africa’s top public health body and the World Health Organization launched a $518 million Ebola response plan on June 5, as health authorities worked to contain a Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

Uganda has confirmed six new cases of Ebola, raising the country’s total in the current outbreak to 15, the Ministry of Health said, as authorities continue tracing infections linked to previously confirmed patients. The new cases were identified among known

Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have risen to 282, with 42 confirmed deaths, after health authorities recorded new positive test results in the country’s latest outbreak. The updated tally places the largest burden in Ituri

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa to support the response to an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, saying the disease “can be stopped” while warning that the operation remains complex in eastern

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa to support the response to an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, saying the disease “can be stopped” while warning that the operation remains complex in eastern

Uganda confirmed three new Ebola cases, raising the total number of infections in the current outbreak to five, as health authorities expanded contact tracing and monitoring after cases linked to cross-border travel and medical exposure. The Uganda Ministry of Health

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in eastern Ituri province, reporting 80 deaths and 246 suspected cases as laboratory testing identified the Bundibugyo strain of the virus. The Ministry of Health