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Conflict, delayed detection, and mistrust are complicating efforts to contain the virus in eastern DR Congo.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » History: Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history
At least 2,325 people have died from the virus, according to official data, with outbreak on track to be biggest in history ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » History: Congo's Ebola death toll crosses 3,000 amid worst outbreak in country's history; cases top 6,100
More than 6,100 Ebola cases and 3,000 deaths are recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Weak surveillance and insecurity hinder efforts to contain the nation's worst-ever epidemic. Schools have ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » History: DRC’s Ebola epidemic could be the worst in history: 4 things that could help end it
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s fight against Ebola has reached a tipping point. It can accelerate what it has been doing to bring the latest outbreak under control, or risk allowing it to persist ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » History: 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 » History: Food Aid Key to Fighting Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo, Says WFP
The World Food Programme has warned that food assistance must form a central part of the response to the rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where conflict, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » History: Schools reopen despite concerns amid Congo's Ebola outbreak
A new academic year began across the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday despite concerns by parents and teachers that the country's Ebola outbreak still poses risks to children in the epicentre.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » History: The number of fatalities in the Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 3,226
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues unimpeded with little aid provided by the imperialist powers that extract untold riches from the country’s natural resources.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » History: As schools re-open, Congo drops remote learning plan in Ebola red zone
By Gradel Muyisa and Ange Kasongo BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Schools reopened this week in areas of Democratic Republic of Congo hardest hit by Ebola, after authorities ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » History: Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been known in the past as, in chronological order, the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, the Republic of the Congo-Léopoldville, the Democratic Republic of the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » History: Parents and teachers in Congo urge delay of school resumption as Ebola outbreak rages on
With health officials warning that the Ebola outbreak may be three times higher than official figures — and young children facing the highest fatality rates — families fear a return to class could ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » History: Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in country's history
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the ...