Ebola, Congo
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Israel issues travel ban for Kenya, 4 other East African countries over Ebola outbreakIsrael's Health Ministry urges entry restrictions for non-citizens from Ebola-affected countries as outbreak worsens, with nearly 1,000 infections reported.
At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo.
Rising Ebola cases in eastern Congo are intensifying concerns among health officials as the outbreak continues to spread across Africa.
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 689, including 139 deaths, according to the latest situation report released by the country’s health authorities.
DAKAR, June 10 (Reuters) - Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a new health zone in the northeastern province of Ituri, authorities said on Wednesday, as fresh infections underline sustained transmission more than three weeks after the epidemic was declared.
The director-general of the World Health Organization is profoundly worried about the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, he told STAT in an interview.
Dr Ashish Jha blamed the Donald Trump administration's funding cuts for a muted global response to the outbreak in DR Congo.
In just two weeks the number of confirmed Ebola virus cases has increased more than eightfold, with at least 100 people now dead.
