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Oct 20

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Health officials work to contain Ebola outbreak in Congo

By Benedict Moran, Jorgen Samso

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are working to end the latest Ebola outbreak that began in early August. The new cluster of cases has emerged in an area with active fighting between the government and more…

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Oct 20

An Ebola outbreak presents a new mystery involving children

By Helen Branswell, STAT

The disproportionate number of recent infections among children in the Democratic Republic of Congo — specifically in Beni, the outbreak’s current hot spot — has come as a surprise; typically young children don’t make up a big proportion of cases…

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Oct 13

Battles over safe Ebola burials complicate work in Congo

By Cara Anna, Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press

The deadly virus' appearance for the first time in the far northeast has sparked fear.

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Jul 28

New Ebola species is reported for first time in a decade

By Helen Branswell, STAT

The family of Ebola viruses has just gotten a bit bigger. The government of Sierra Leone has announced that a new species of Ebola, the sixth, has been discovered there in bats.

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Jun 23

Health officials cautiously optimistic dangerous Ebola outbreak is over

By Helen Branswell, STAT

Transmission of the deadly virus appears to have stopped — though it is not yet time to pull back on the response operation.

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May 21

Will lessons learned from the 2014 Ebola outbreak prevent more deaths in Congo?

By Larisa Epatko

The spread of Ebola in West Africa in 2014-2016 was the worst outbreak since the disease's discovery. Here's how international health agencies are responding this time.

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May 17

Congo reports first urban case of Ebola. Here’s what that means for the outbreak

By Saleh Mwanamilongo, Carley Petesch, Associated Press

Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has spread to a city of more than 1 million people, a worrying shift as the deadly virus risks traveling more easily in densely populated areas.

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May 10

Congo announces first suspected Ebola death since new outbreak

By Associated Press

Health officials declared an Ebola outbreak in the country's northwest on Tuesday after lab tests confirmed the deadly virus in two cases from the town of Bikoro in the Equateur province.

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May 09

Democratic Republic of Congo reports Ebola outbreak, 2 cases confirmed

By Jessica Villagomez

The Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an Ebola outbreak after two suspected cases tested positive for the Zaire strain of the virus.

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Aug 18

Watch 6:02
We’re not close to being prepared for the next pandemic, says this doctor

By PBS NewsHour

Is the world ready for the next pandemic? Dr. Raj Panjabi of Last Mile Health joined Judy Woodruff at the Spotlight Health Conference in Aspen, Colorado, to discuss the challenges and importance of preventing, identifying and preparing for the next…

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