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Congo Ebola outbreak worsens as hundreds of patient contacts untraced
Some 635 Ebola cases have been confirmed and 127 people have died from the dangerous infectious disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday.
Ebola outbreak map: Cases hit 600 in Africa, drawing US attention
Rising Ebola cases in eastern Congo are intensifying concerns among health officials as the outbreak continues to spread across Africa.
Ebola outbreak in Congo kills dozens, may be hitting hundreds more, Africa's CDC says
A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province in Congo has caused 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases so far, Africa CDC says.
Ebola testing has improved in DRC, but still isn't nearly enough
The DRC has improved testing capacity for Ebola, with two facilities operating in or near the epicenter. But this still may not be enough to keep up with a rapidly expanding disease.
WHO says risk of Ebola in World Cup host countries is low
The World Health Organization said on Thursday that the risk of Ebola transmission in Europe and World Cup host countries is low as the tournament gets ready to kick off across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Newborn at Congo orphanage dies of Ebola, highlighting risks faced by children
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.
Congo’s Ebola resurgence sparks fears of a repeat of 2018’s deadly confusion in Beni
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.