Confirmed Ebola Cases Surpass 600 with Over 120 Dead as Outbreak Continues to Grow
The increase in confirmed cases can in part be attributed to a rise in testing and contact tracing, the World Health Organization said last week
Congo motorcyclists mobilise as Ebola outbreak fuels fear
Dozens of motorcycle taxi drivers rode through eastern DR Congo carrying Ebola prevention messages as health officials seek to combat misinformation and scepticism amid a growing outbreak. View on eur
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.
Motorcycle taxi drivers in Congo rally for Ebola awareness as attacks hinder response
Dozens of motorcycle taxi drivers spread messages about Ebola in an awareness caravan Tuesday in eastern Congo where community skepticism has led to attacks on health
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.