Ebola outbreak: WHO's Tedros visits Uganda, bordering the DRC Ituri province epicenter
The World Health Organization head is visiting Uganda, praising its "prompt and capable response" to the Ebola outbreak just across the border in DRC's Ituri province. Uganda has logged just a few cases,
CDC Foundation Activates Emergency Response Fund to Support Ebola Response in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
As the Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) continues to expand in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and has spread to Uganda, the CDC Foundation is activating its Emergency Response Fund to help mobilize urgently needed resources to support global response efforts and protect global health security.
Congo outbreak could rival the largest Ebola epidemic on record, CDC warns
In one worst-case scenario projected, more than 20,000 cases would occur within three months if only 1 in 5 infected people are identified and isolated within two days.
WHO's Tedros says Uganda should reconsider Congo border closure over Ebola
The director-general of the World Health Organization said on Monday that Uganda should reconsider its decision to close its border with Democratic Republic of Congo
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.
US CDC warns Congo Ebola outbreak could be on level of 2014 West Africa outbreak
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. CDC model scenarios show that without strong public health interventions, the current outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo could become as large as,
EU announces €5 million boost to Ebola response in DRC
As Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo climb above 450 and fears grow of a wider regional outbreak, the European Union has announced an additional €5 million to strengthen testing and disease surveillance.