World Jul 11 U.S. citizen working for humanitarian organization in Congo tests positive for Ebola The CDC said it was working with the person’s employer, U.S. agencies, the public health authorities and Congolese partners to prevent further transmission and identify close contacts.
World Jul 09 Ebola death toll in Congo tops 600. New cases also suspected in previously unaffected provinces According to the Congolese health ministry, suspected cases have now been recorded in the provinces of Tshopo and Haut-Uele, signaling the continued spread of the disease beyond the epicenter in Ituri.
World Jun 15 Congo reports 72 new Ebola cases Sunday, one of the largest daily jumps since outbreak was declared Nearly a million people have been displaced by years of conflict in the region, complicating efforts to contain the outbreak.
World Jun 14 Eastern Congo reports 782 Ebola cases and 181 deaths, authorities say The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has increased to 782, with 181 deaths, the Congolese Ministry of Health said in a statement on social platform X on Sunday evening.
Health May 29 Ebola outbreak 'can be stopped,' WHO chief says as he arrives in Congo “To come here is to really show to the community that they’re not alone," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters at the airport late Thursday.
Health May 18 An American doctor is among the newest cases in rare Ebola outbreak in Congo The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency on Sunday. As of Monday, there were over 300 suspected cases and 118 deaths in Ituri and North Kivu provinces.
World Apr 17 About 15 Latin American people deported to Congo by the U.S. It was the latest example of the Trump administration using agreements with African countries to accelerate migrant removals under controversial circumstances that have raised questions about respect for the migrants' rights.
World Oct 08 More than 80% of eastern Congo health facilities out of medicine, Red Cross says The International Committee of the Red Cross says over 200 health facilities in eastern Congo face medicine shortages due to fighting in the region and a lack of humanitarian funding.
World Apr 16 Boat catches fire in Congo and capsizes, leaving at least 50 people dead, local official says The motorized wooden boat with about 400 passengers caught fire near the town of Mbandaka, Compétent Loyoko, the river commissioner, told The Associated Press.
World Feb 26 An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo. Here's what we do know The outbreaks in two distant villages in Congo's Equateur province began on Jan. 21 and include 419 cases and 53 deaths.