May 15 What to know about new Ebola outbreak that has killed 65 people in Congo By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Africa’s top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province, the 17th since the disease first emerged in the country in 1976. Continue reading
Sep 04 Congo announces new Ebola outbreak after case confirmed in southern province By Associated Press The World Health Organization said Thursday it dispatched its experts alongside Congo’s Rapid Response Team to Kasai Province to strengthen disease surveillance, treatment and infection prevention and control in health facilities. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 8:12 Despite outbreak, Ebola treatment and vaccine represent 'resounding scientific success' By Monica Villamizar Recently, the FDA formally approved the first vaccine to prevent the Ebola virus. The advance comes at a crucial time, as Democratic Republic of Congo is suffering an outbreak that has lasted over a year and a half and sickened… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 8:36 How war and misinformation are complicating the DRC's Ebola battle By Monica Villamizar An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has plagued Democratic Republic of Congo for nearly a year and a half, with more than 3,000 people getting sick and 2,000 dead. Major medical advances in prevention and treatment have kept the… Continue watching
Jun 12 5-year-old Ugandan boy dies of Ebola as outbreak spreads beyond Congo By Rodney Muhumuza, Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press There have been three confirmed cases in Uganda for the highly contagious disease that has killed nearly 1,400 in Congo. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 8:44 Some 'Dreamers' face painful reality of no country to call home The immigration policies of the Trump administration have dramatically changed life for young undocumented Mexicans who came to the U.S. as children. Under DACA, which President Obama implemented in 2012, they were protected from deportation. Now, many have been forced… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 7:50 Congo's Ebola crisis threatens to spiral out of control More than 1,100 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite information campaigns, new treatment facilities that reduce disease transmission and an effective new vaccine, the outbreak is spreading because of ongoing violence and residents’ deep… Continue watching
Jan 10 Congo's presidential election results could face court challenge By Mathilde Boussion, Associated Press The election in Congo, which is also facing a deadly Ebola virus outbreak, was long-delayed and marred by irregularities. Continue reading
Dec 27 Congo police fire bullets, tear gas amid protests over presidential election delay By Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press Police in eastern Congo fired live ammunition and tear gas on Thursday to disperse more than 100 people protesting a presidential election delay, blamed on a deadly Ebola outbreak, that means more than 1 million votes will not count. Continue reading
Nov 04 A single mutation bolstered the fury of West Africa's Ebola outbreak By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American A single genetic alteration may have increased Ebola virus transmissibility and boosted its killing power during the West Africa outbreak. Continue reading