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Ebola outbreak declared this week in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is believed to have killed 33 people
Aug 5, 2018An outbreak of the Ebola virus declared this week in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is believed to have killed 33 people, the health ministry said on Saturday. Thirteen cases of the hemorrhagic fever have been... -
Congo to use Ebola vaccine as early as next week
Aug 4, 2018Democratic Republic of Congo will start using an Ebola vaccine as early as next week to counter a new flare-up in the heavily populated eastern part of the Central African country, which emerged just as an... -
Congo to start using Ebola vaccine as early as next week
Aug 3, 2018Democratic Republic of Congo will start using Ebola vaccine as early as next week to counter a flare-up the heavily populated eastern part of the Central African country, health minister Oly Ilunga Kalenga said. Four people... -
Congo’s health ministry declared an end to an Ebola outbreak
Jul 24, 2018Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry on Tuesday declared an end to an Ebola outbreak believed to have killed 33 people, after 42 days with no new cases. The outbreak, first detected in northwest Congo in... -
Vaccination campaign aimed at beating an outbreak of Ebola in Congo begins
May 21, 2018A vaccination campaign aimed at beating an outbreak of Ebola in Congo began on Monday in the port city of Mbandaka, where four cases of the deadly disease have been confirmed. Use of the VSV-EBOV shot... -
Health workers in Congo to begin Ebola vaccination campaign
May 20, 2018Health workers in Democratic Republic of Congo will begin a vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at containing an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, a spokeswoman for the health ministry said on Sunday. Jessica Ilunga said... -
Congo reported 39 infected in Ebola outbreak
May 15, 2018Democratic Republic of Congo reported 39 suspected, probable or confirmed cases of Ebola between April 4 and May 13, including 19 deaths, the World Health Organization said on Monday. It said 393 people who identified as... -
Congo announced the first confirmed death in a new outbreak of Ebola virus
May 11, 2018The Democratic Republic of Congo announced on Thursday the first confirmed death in a new outbreak of Ebola virus and said 11 other people were now confirmed to be infected, including three medical staff. At least... -
Congo confirms two cases of Ebola in the northwestern town of Bikoro
May 8, 2018Congo has confirmed two cases of Ebola in the northwestern town of Bikoro, two government health official said on Tuesday, and one of them added that at least 10 more cases were suspected. Jean Jack Muyembe,... -
Funding crisis pushes millions of Congolese people to tipping point
Apr 22, 2018Millions of people caught up in a humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo are at risk of rising levels of hunger, death and disease due to a lack of aid funding, Oxfam and other...
