Health Aug 10 Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started month before it was declared, WHO says By Constant Same Bagalwa, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press
World Jul 09 Ebola death toll in Congo tops 600. New cases also suspected in previously unaffected provinces According to the Congolese health ministry, suspected cases have now been recorded in the provinces of Tshopo and Haut-Uele, signaling the continued spread of the disease beyond the epicenter in Ituri. By Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press, Justin Kabumba, The Associated Press
World Jun 30 Aid workers warn of infectious diseases, overwhelmed hospitals after Venezuela earthquakes The healthcare system, already strained by years of underinvestment, is under extreme pressure. By Juan Pablo Arraez, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press
World Jun 03 'We're still behind' in Congo's Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO chief says Congo’s Ebola outbreak “had a big head start, and we’re still behind,” the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday, adding that the medical community was “catching up” even as militant attacks plague the stricken region. By Ope Adetayo, Associated Press
World Jun 01 Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge The disease has killed 42 people in Congo and one person in neighboring Uganda. By Justin Kabumba, The Associated Press
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 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 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