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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 » Security: Congo’s Ebola outbreak slows at epicentre but widens elsewhere, modelling suggests
Congo’s Ebola outbreak shows signs of slowing at the epicentre of the flare-up, but is widening as the infection spreads further afield, modelling suggests. The daily tally of new cases in Democratic ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Security: Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpass 1,000
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health workers wearing full personal protective equipment prepare to transport the body of an Ebola victim in Bunia, Ituri ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: Ebola outbreak sees soaring daily death toll as fatalities in Democratic Republic of Congo near 1,000
In the space of just 24 hours, a further 37 Ebola deaths were recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - one of the highest totals since the outbreak began. It comes as the country's Ministry ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Security: Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500
As of Tuesday, 3,442 cases had been recorded, with 1,521 deaths, according to the latest government update. The sharp rise since last week partly reflects a backlog of cases and deaths that had not ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Security: Ebola Outbreaks: Congo Keeps Struggling To Pay The People Fighting
Payment disputes and strikes by unpaid health workers have hindered Ebola response activities in Congo's northeastern provinces, affecting treatment and hygiene services.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Security: 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 » Security: More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths
Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo went on strike Saturday over payment issues, disrupting care for patients in the epicenter of the country’s rapidly growing outbreak. The ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Security: 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 » Security: ADF kills at least 31 killed in DR Congo: locals, security sources
The attacks occurred between Wednesday and Monday this week, Jospin Paluku, head of the Mambasa civil society in the northeastern province of Ituri, told AFP. Other local sources confirmed the death ...