Ebola, Congo
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Edited by: Chuck Penfold The outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically the Bundibugyo virus disease, has already caused 91 deaths in the country. The latest data from the World Health Organization,
After her mother died in late May, baby Buswaza was brought to a church-run orphanage in eastern Congo where the nuns quickly discovered the ​newborn was running a fever. Within days, she died from what they later found out was Ebola.
A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province in Congo has caused 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases so far, Africa CDC says.
The second-biggest outbreak of Ebola in history took place in Congo’s North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces, with some cases in neighboring Uganda between 2018-2020.
For Jean Claude Érable and his bride Solange Hahati, celebrating their wedding on Saturday in such conditions meant having some family members and friends absent.
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, after officials identified more than 250 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths linked to the disease.