World Oct 31 Congo's Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts By Ope Adetayo, Constant Same Bagalwa, Associated Press
World Oct 20 Nigeria confirms Ebola case in its capital as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the latest outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infections. By Ope Adetayo, Associated Press
Health Oct 13 Congo's confirmed Ebola cases surpass 9,000 as containment efforts falter Health workers are alarmed, as many deaths occur outside treatment centers. 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
Sep 24 Congo faces health worker shortage as Ebola remains out of control, WHO says By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 19 Congo begins Ebola vaccinations for health workers in the epicenter of the outbreak By Constant Same Bagalwa, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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