May 29 Ebola outbreak 'can be stopped,' WHO chief says as he arrives in Congo By Jean-Yves Kamale, Justin Kabumba Katumwa, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press “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. Continue reading
May 27 Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of rare Ebola type are surging By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health Organization, underscores growing fears of contagion in East Africa from Bundibugyo, a rare type of the Ebola virus that is behind this outbreak and that has no approved medicines… Continue reading
May 27 AP report: Trump will send Americans exposed to Ebola while abroad to new facility in Kenya By Ali Swenson, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press An anonymous official told the Associated Press that this arrangement will help patients in need of quick care avoid an hourslong medical evacuation to the U.S. Continue reading
May 25 Ugandan health officials report new Ebola virus infections, bringing cases to 7 By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press Ugandan health authorities on Monday reported two new Ebola cases, bringing the number of infections to seven. Continue reading
May 23 Eighteen suspected Ebola patients escape after treatment tent is set on fire for a second time in Congo By Justin Kabumba Katumwa, Wilson McMakin, Associated Press Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center where people are being treated for the virus, the staff there said Saturday. Continue reading
May 22 WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in Congo is 'spreading rapidly' and upgrades risk assessment By Associated Press The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a “very high” risk at the national level. Continue reading
May 21 Residents burn Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak By Justin Kabumba Katumwa, Monika Pronczuk, Gerald Imray, Associated Press People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and a senior police officer… Continue reading
May 18 The Ebola outbreak started weeks ago, officials say. Here's a timeline of what we know By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press The outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization and the death toll has risen to more than 100. Continue reading
May 18 Ebola and hantavirus have African leaders talking 'health sovereignty' as donor support fades By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press A new Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda is highlighting Africa's struggle with reduced international aid. Continue reading
May 18 An American doctor is among the newest cases in rare Ebola outbreak in Congo By Jean-Yves Kamale, Wilson McMakin, Monika Pronczuk, Associated Press 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. Continue reading