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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed more than 3,000 lives, according to latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO). To support the fight against Ebola, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Economy: Roche to Expand Ebola Testing as Congo Prepares New Response Plan
Roche Holding AG plans to deploy new laboratory equipment in the epicenter of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola epidemic as authorities struggle to contain a virus that has repeatedly outrun ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Economy: How Ebola became the deadliest outbreak in DR Congo’s history
Conflict, delayed detection, and mistrust are complicating efforts to contain the virus in eastern DR Congo.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Economy: Some health workers in DR of Congo’s Ebola outbreak go on strike over pay issues
In Ituri province, the hardest hit among the three provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo affected by the outbreak, some of the health professionals and other front-line workers told The ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Economy: DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Expands, Death Toll Rises
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is grappling with the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in its history, centered in Ituri, with 5,514 confirmed cases and 2,642 deaths and a case fatality rate near ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Economy: DRC reopens schools in Ebola-hit Ituri despite parents' safety concerns
As schools reopen in Ituri, DR Congo, authorities report thousands of Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths, with parents and teachers expressing fears about transmission as classes resume amid the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Economy: Ebola outbreak out of control in Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO says: ‘It is spreading faster than our ability to contain it’
Over 5,000 people have contracted the disease and 2,420 have died in an epidemic that is already the deadliest in the country’s history, hitting communities displaced by war ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Economy: Congo's Ebola outbreak kills more than 3 000, government figures show
The number of deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 3 000, government data showed on Wednesday, as the country's worst-ever epidemic continues to spread across its ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Economy: Ebola cases kill over 1,500 people during fastest-growing outbreak, Congo data shows
BUNIA, Congo — The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, official data released on Thursday showed, marking a 50% increase in around a week that shows the ...