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The United Nations recently warned the healthcare workers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the risk of Ebola spreading in displacement camps surfaced.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: Ebola outbreak sees soaring daily death toll as fatalities in Democratic Republic of Congo near 1,000
At least 930 people have now died after the Bundibugyo virus caused an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo as frontline workers and health centres in Ituri were targeted by violence ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: Ebola Spread Risk Rises In Congo Camps, Warns United Nations
The United Nations warned on Monday that Ebola risked spreading in displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, saying overcrowding could fuel t ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: DR Congo says 1,307 Ebola cases confirmed, including 377 deaths
Outbreak spreads to a fourth province, Haut-Uele, bordering South Sudan and the CAR, according to a media report.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: WHO warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as Uganda reaches milestone
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the third largest on record and is spreading faster than any previous one during the first month of exposure, the head of ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: Ebola Patients Flee DRC Hospital As Angry Crowd Storms Facility in Ituri
Mob stormed Nyakunde Hospital in DR Congo, forcing Ebola patients and health workers to flee as aid staff evacuated and unrest disrupted minerals talks.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: 930 dead in Congo Ebola outbreak
BUNIA, Democratic Republic of the Congo — The death toll from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak has climbed above 930, as health officials warn that insecurity, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: DR Congo Ebola cases hit over 2,400 amid continued transmission
Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have risen to 2,423, including 967 deaths, health authorities said in an update. It said 734 patients remained in quarantine or ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: Congo Ebola outbreak spreading to new patients who have no known links to existing carriers of disease
BUNIA, Democratic Republic of the Congo — Four out of every five new Ebola cases in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo have no known link to existing patients, a senior World Health ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: Congo Ebola response workers protest over pay
By Fiston Mahamba and Clement Bonnerot BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 9 (Reuters) - Ebola response workers in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo staged protests outside three ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: 'It takes a lot of courage': DR Congo health workers battle Ebola
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, frontline health workers are battling an Ebola outbreak with little protection.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri: Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to two more provinces
DAKAR, July 13 (Reuters) - The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to two more northeastern provinces, Haut-Uele and Tshopo, the country's public health institute said in its ...