Ebola outbreak
US travel warning adds to pressure on Tanzania over suspected Ebola cases
US travellers should 'exercise increased caution', the State Department said on Friday in an updated travel advisory that cited reports of 'a probable...
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Hope as Ebola treatment proves to be 90% effective
They produce antibodies that cling to the Ebola virus and destroy it.
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The fight against Ebola: New treatment passes clinical trial
Scientists are now a step closer to treating and preventing the deadly Ebola disease as two new drugs have passed the clinical trial phase.
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World Bank readies $300m to cover half of new Ebola response
It said the funding would meet about half the needs of a new Ebola response plan that is due to be agreed by the Congolese government and an international consortium next week.
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Congo health min resigns in protest over government handling of Ebola response
In a resignation letter posted on his Twitter account, Ilunga decried 'interference in the management of the response' to the outbreak, which is the second deadliest in history.
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WHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify
Despite a highly effective vaccine and a swift international response after it was declared 11 months ago, the outbreak has proved tenacious, becoming Congo’s worst ever.
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No further Ebola cases in Uganda after June deaths - DR Congo
In an update on the epidemic in eastern DRC, the health ministry said its Ugandan counterparts had confirmed there had been no further infections.
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WHO panel decides not to declare international Ebola emergency
Such a declaration would risk creating restrictions on travel or trade “that could severely harm the economy in the Democratic Republic of Congo,” Aavitsland said.
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UN Ebola chief to tackle security, political issues in DRC
The virus has killed 1,223 of the 1,847 people who have fallen ill, making it the second-worst Ebola outbreak on record.
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First child born in DRC from Ebola survivor mother
The infant, named Sylvana, is the first documented case, in the current outbreak, born to a mother who recovered from the deadly haemorrhagic fever.
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17 civilians killed in DR Congo attacks
The attacks came a day after opposition candidate Martin Fayulu visited Beni to launch his campaign ahead of December’s high-stakes presidential election.
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Ebola outbreak in east Congo now world's second biggest
Ebola is believed to have killed 245 people in North Kivu and Ituri provinces where attacks by armed groups and community resistance to health officials have hampered the response.
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US concerned about Ebola outbreak in Congo conflict zone - official
But there is worry that the current outbreak was in an active conflict zone in North Kivu, making it hard for health workers to track down and isolate cases, the official said.
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WHO opts not to declare latest Ebola outbreak an international emergency
It’s nevertheless warning nine of the Congo’s eleven neighbours that they are at high risk of the deadly haemorrhagic disease spreading across the borders.
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Ebola response tightens in eastern DRC as 7 new cases confirmed: health ministry
Ebola has spread to Beni, a city of several hundred thousand people where scores of people have been confirmed infected.
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Butembo mayor urges residents to respect Ebola recommendations
Health officials say they have made progress slowing the haemmorhagic fever’s spread with experimental vaccines and treatments.
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Over 2,000 people have come in contact with Ebola, field workers say
The death toll from the latest outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic disease has risen to 49 and the World Health Organisation says it expects more.
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Congo reports first confirmed Ebola case in over a week
Health officials have moved aggressively to contain the epidemic in a bid to head off a repeat of the 2013-16 outbreak in West Africa that killed more than 11,300 people.
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WHO ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Ebola outbreak after vaccinations
Peter Salama, WHO Deputy Director-General for Emergency Preparedness and Response, said more than 400 potential Ebola contacts had been vaccinated.
