World Aug 13 Ebola outbreak has spread to new province in Congo, the head of Africa CDC says By Associated Press
Health Aug 11 Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has claimed 2,000 lives. Here's why it is hard to contain 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. By Cara Anna, Monika Pronczuk, Associated Press
World Jul 20 At least 930 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak Congo's health ministry said the deaths were recorded out of the 2,344 cases confirmed as of Saturday. By Associated Press
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. By Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press
World Jun 07 Health workers at center of Congo's Ebola outbreak labor with little pay or rest Health workers are handling the disease with minimal resources, because agencies have been scrambling to bring aid into the region. By Justin Kabumba, The Associated Press, Ope Adetayo, Associated Press
Jun 03 Watch 5:24 Health workers struggle to contain Ebola outbreak By Chris Ocamringa, Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is "catching up" with the spread of the virus. But health officials warn the crisis is far from over with more than 340… Continue watching
May 31 WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as new treatment center opens in Congo By Justin Kabumba, The Associated Press, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo. Continue reading
May 30 WHO chief visits Congo Ebola epicenter as cases outpace response By Justin Kabumba, The Associated Press, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press The head of the WHO on Saturday visited eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, where the virus is spreading faster than the response despite better-organized health facilities and new… 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 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