Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 6,250 cases in six provinces
The World Health Organization has urged a wider Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as transmission continues across several provinces. Congo had...
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European Commission adds PCR support for Ebola outbreak
The European Commission has expanded its Ebola response with a €2.1 million purchase of PCR tests for the Bundibugyo virus outbreak. The agreement covers open-platform...
DR Congo allocated 70,000 doses for Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of the Congo will receive 70,000 Ervebo Ebola vaccine doses as the Bundibugyo outbreak expands. Congolese authorities reported 5,208 confirmed cases and...
WHO maps three-month path for Congo Ebola containment
The World Health Organization says Congo's Ebola outbreak can still be contained within three months if response teams receive enough resources. The latest official report...
DRC Ebola outbreak sets national death toll record
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the deadliest in the country's history. Government data showed 4,945 confirmed cases and...
DR Congo Ebola death toll tops 1,900 as cases rise
DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed 1,916 people and produced 4,209 confirmed cases, according to official data through Aug. 7. That raises the death toll...
DR Congo Ebola outbreak reaches record scale
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has become the country’s largest recorded epidemic. Health authorities counted 3,605 confirmed cases through July 30, including 1,587 deaths....
DRC Ebola trial tests therapies as outbreak spreads
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has opened patient enrollment in a clinical trial for Bundibugyo virus disease as confirmed Ebola cases rose to 1,708,...
DR Congo Ebola cases rise to 1,307 with 377 deaths
The Democratic Republic of the Congo reported 1,307 confirmed Ebola cases and 377 deaths late Monday, marking another rise in the outbreak in the country’s...
Congo Ebola cases rise as outbreak widens
Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have risen to 896, including 232 deaths, according to the latest government situation data. The...