Health Aug 28 Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to 2 new health zones, bringing total to 60 areas affected By Associated Press
Health Aug 27 Congo begins Ebola vaccinations to fight country's worst outbreak in history, health minister says The vaccination campaign was officially launched in Kisangani, the capital of Tshopo province, in the country’s east, Health Minister Roger Kamba said. By Associated Press
Health Aug 20 Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine, which was effective in past outbreaks WHO said in a statement that while it’s not known whether Ervebo may protect against the Bundibugyo virus, “early laboratory and animal data suggest it may provide some protection.”… By Associated Press
Health Aug 19 What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola Bundibugyo virus is a rare type of Ebola that has no approved vaccine or treatment. By Chinedu Asadu, Mogomotsi Magome, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press
Health Aug 14 Watch 9:07 Congo Ebola outbreak on track to become deadliest in history The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to worsen, with the number of confirmed cases climbing to over 4,600. At least 2,100 people have died, a death toll that was reached almost three times faster than the… By William Brangham, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte
Aug 13 Ebola outbreak has spread to new province in Congo, the head of Africa CDC says By Associated Press Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province, after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 11 Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has claimed 2,000 lives. Here's why it is hard to contain By Cara Anna, Monika Pronczuk, Associated Press Congo’s health authorities report 4,381 confirmed cases, including 2,011 deaths. This outbreak is spreading almost three times faster than the 2014-16 outbreak in West Africa, the deadliest in history. Continue reading
Aug 10 Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started month before it was declared, WHO says By Constant Same Bagalwa, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press The World Health Organization says the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak started in February, months before it was officially declared in May. Continue reading
Jul 30 Fastest growing Ebola outbreak is worsening hunger in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns By Constant Same Bagalwa, Prosper Heri Ngorora, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The long-running conflict in eastern Congo has driven nearly 10 million people into crisis or emergency levels of hunger, with Ituri — the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak — among the most affected with 1.9 million in need of food, according to the World… Continue reading
Jul 29 Uganda declares itself Ebola-free as Congo continues to struggle with the outbreak By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press Authorities in Uganda declared the East Africa nation free of Ebola on Tuesday following the discharge of the country's last patient in mid-June, a delicate milestone as the virus continues to plague neighboring Congo. Continue reading