Health Oct 09 The plague never went away. Cases are reported in parts of Africa and the U.S. nearly every year By Associated Press
Health Oct 06 Man living in Congo who went back to Kenya is country's 1st confirmed Ebola case and death A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend became Kenya’s first confirmed case of Ebola and the country’s first death from the disease in the fast-moving outbreak, authorities said Tuesday… By Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press
Health Oct 03 Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak The drug is targeted at Bundibugyo virus, which is responsible for the fast-moving outbreak and is without an approved vaccine or treatment. The trial began in July and is one of several studies launched to find some protection and another… By Constant Same Bagalwa, Eve Brennan, Associated Press
Health Sep 24 Congo faces health worker shortage as Ebola remains out of control, WHO says Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centers for history's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, particularly in the eastern province of North Kivu where cases have surged 73% over three weeks, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. By Associated Press
World Sep 19 Congo begins Ebola vaccinations for health workers in the epicenter of the outbreak Health workers and other front-line workers in the Ebola response are being prioritized to receive the Ervebo vaccine that was effective in past Ebola outbreaks caused by a different, more common type of virus. By Constant Same Bagalwa, Associated Press
Sep 11 Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to a 7th province By Associated Press According to the governor of the northwestern province of Sud-Ubangi, Congo’s national research institute tested a sample and found traces of the Bundibugyo virus, the rare kind of Ebola that caused the current outbreak. Continue reading
Aug 28 Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to 2 new health zones, bringing total to 60 areas affected By Associated Press The two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo’s North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate is much higher than the overall rate of 48%, due in part to delayed response efforts, according to Congo’s Ministry of… Continue reading
Aug 27 Congo begins Ebola vaccinations to fight country's worst outbreak in history, health minister says By Associated Press The vaccination campaign was officially launched in Kisangani, the capital of Tshopo province, in the country’s east, Health Minister Roger Kamba said. Continue reading
Aug 20 Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine, which was effective in past outbreaks By Associated Press 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.”… Continue reading
Aug 19 What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola By Chinedu Asadu, Mogomotsi Magome, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press Bundibugyo virus is a rare type of Ebola that has no approved vaccine or treatment. Continue reading