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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 » Politics: 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 » Politics: Health Officials Turn to Mobile-Phone Data to Track Ebola Spread in Congo
DAKAR, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: DR Congo Ebola outbreak surges past 6000 cases as death toll nears 3000
The Democratic Republic of the Congo faces the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic in recorded history. Official figures released Monday confirm more than 6,000 cases and 2,911 deaths. Health authorities ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: 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 » Politics: Congo Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 as spread shows no sign of slowing
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Red Cross workers walk in a formation as they disinfect Rwampara general hospital before handling the body of a person ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: Building Trust To Stop The Spread Of Ebola In DRC
This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Democratic Republic of Congo faces its 17th Ebola outbreak, declared a Public Health ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: Congo's Ebola caseload tops 6,000 as concerns grow
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 6,000 confirmed cases, with nearly 3,000 deaths. As the virus spreads, authorities are racing to contain one of the deadliest ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo surges above 1,000
The death toll from the latest Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the fastest spreading outbreak of the virus ever recorded, has surged above 1,000. Jean Kaseya, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: Congo's Ebola toll passes 3000, cases rise to 6186
The fatality rate stands at 48.6 per cent, meaning that almost one in two patients die. The death rate is particularly high among young children. Ebola is transmitted through physical contact and ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: How Ebola and conflict feed on each other in Democratic Republic of Congo
As Covid-19 has shown, an epidemic anywhere could become a worldwide pandemic if the global community does not come together ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Politics: Congo's Ebola Epidemic Began With A Fresh Jump From An Animal. Dating It Will Take More Genomes
The first genomes from Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak point to a recent animal spillover, but are too few to date when the jump happened.