Ebola, Congo
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Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak: UK scientists identify 23 unique mutations​According to the World Health Organization, the latest outbreak has resulted in 516 suspected cases and 33 confirmed infections, with as many as 133 deaths reported.
With a dangerous Ebola outbreak growing in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the United States playing a smaller role than in past crises, attention is turning to China and whether it is willing to take on a larger global health leadership role.
The EU said Sunday it has flown in 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid -- including medicine, tents and protective gear -- to a hard-to-reach area in eastern Democratic Republic
There are now 380 confirmed cases of Ebola in DR Congo, dramatically scaled back from initial estimates of suspected cases.
Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
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.
Still, the risk to people in the United States remains low, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report Friday.
A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province in Congo has caused 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases so far, Africa CDC says.
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Wild conspiracy theories fuel attacks on clinics as Ebola outbreak spreads in Congo"The people here don't believe that there is Ebola."
Mining has been the lifeblood of this remote Congolese hill town for decades. Now, it is fueling the spread of a devastating virus.