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 29 Watch 5:51 Kenyan court blocks U.S. plan to open Ebola quarantine center to treat Americans By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant In Central Africa, authorities are still struggling to get their hands around an Ebola outbreak with more than 900 suspected cases. A Kenyan court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to open a quarantine facility there to treat Americans exposed… Continue watching
May 29 What to know about the Bundibugyo virus, form of Ebola causing an outbreak in Congo By Devi Shastri, Associated Press The virus causing an outbreak in Congo suspected of killing more than 200 people is less common than others that cause Ebola disease, which is complicating the response because there are no specific treatments or vaccines. Continue reading
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 26 Watch 4:53 Health workers in Africa struggle to slow Ebola outbreak By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant At least 220 people are believed to have died from the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. The World Health Organization says that it is spreading so quickly that response efforts are struggling to keep pace. The epicenter remains in the… Continue watching
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