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The death toll from the current Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to over 1,000, according to the latest data released Thursday by the country's health authorities, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Tshopo » Health: New Congo province has suspected Ebola case as deaths hit 600, report says
KINSHASA, July 8 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Wednesday that suspected Ebola cases had been reported in a new province, highlighting the expansion of the ongoing outbreak as ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Tshopo » Health: 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 ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Tshopo » Health: DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,000 people
The outbreak, which was declared May 15, is unlike most previous Ebola outbreaks because the Bundibugyo virus responsible for it has no approved vaccines or treatments.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Tshopo » Health: Ebola death toll surpasses 1,000 in DR Congo, Uganda
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in Africa surpassed 1,000 on Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, according to health officials. Data from the Congolese Health Ministry ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Tshopo » Health: Why health officials do not have a good handle on the current Ebola outbreak
To get slightly ahead of the virus, health officials need to quickly identify people at risk of infection, a practice known as contact tracing. That's a challenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Tshopo » Health: 2 more provinces affected as DR Congo Ebola outbreak remains "very active": health minister
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has now affected the provinces of Tshopo and Haut-Uele, as the epidemic remains in a "very active" phase, Health Minister Roger ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Tshopo » Health: Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Outbreak Still Expanding, WHO Sees Signs of Stabilization
UN health teams and partners are still racing to contain the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak, despite ongoing insecurity in eastern areas where the virus has taken hold. As of 19 July, the DRC ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Tshopo » Health: Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 2,000 cases, kills 754 in fastest-growing surge
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Ebola situation has worsened, now exceeding two thousand confirmed infections and recording 754 lives lost. This outbreak has become the most rapid on record, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Tshopo » Health: Congo: Ebola Outbreak Spreads to Provinces Haut-Uele and Tshopo
Asharq Al Awsat The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to two new provinces, Haut-Uele and Tshopo, the country's public health institute said in a report."Although current ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Tshopo » Health: Transport of dead bodies within Congo risks further Ebola spread, UN agency warns
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, July 17 (Reuters) - The transport of Ebola victims' bodies between different areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, often for funerals in their home communities, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Tshopo » Health: Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 1,000
Congo's Ebola outbreak has crossed the grim 1,000-death threshold, marking the fastest fatal surge in recorded history of the virus.