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In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, frontline health workers are battling an Ebola outbreak with little protection.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Equateur » Health: Congo says 782 Ebola cases confirmed, two new health zones affected
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kpangba displacement camp where Ebola cases were observed as humanitarian agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Equateur » Health: Ebola patients flee in attacks on Congo health facilities, hobbling response
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Medical Director of Mungwalu General Hospital, Richard Lokudu, speaks to Reuters at the Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital as aid ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Equateur » Health: WHO says Congo's Ebola outbreak still fast-moving and health workers under threat
DAKAR/JOHANNESBURG, June 24 (Reuters) - The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is still outpacing response efforts, and frontline health workers there face very risky conditions, World ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Equateur » Health: Ebola outbreak in Congo infects 75 health workers, kills 17: WHO emergency director
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said that 75 healthcare workers have been infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the current outbreak, with 17 of them ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Equateur » Health: The town where the latest Ebola outbreak likely began
An Ebola outbreak is spreading across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that health experts warn could become one of the largest Ebola outbreaks in recent years. In just over a month, Congo's ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Equateur » Health: U.S. citizen working for humanitarian organization tests positive for Ebola in DR Congo
The outbreak has 1,830 confirmed cases in Congo, including 648 deaths, health officials said. Cases have also been confirmed in neighboring Uganda.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Equateur » Health: Ebola Cases Top 1,000 in Congo as Virus Infects Frontline Health Workers
Ebola cases have surpassed 1,000 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where health workers are becoming infected before anyone realizes they’re treating the deadly virus, exposing a dangerous ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Equateur » Health: In Congo, doctors face Ebola with little protection: "We live with fear"
Harrowing scenes are unfolding at health facilities at the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A 25-year-old midwife and a doctor in his early 30s are sick with Ebola ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Equateur » Health: American tests positive for Ebola after exposure in Democratic Republic of Congo
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on May 18 that one American has tested positive for Ebola and was exposed as part of a work assignment in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Equateur » Health: With Ebola "spreading rapidly" in Congo, WHO upgrades national risk level to "very high"
The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo is "spreading rapidly" and now poses a "very high" risk at the national level ...