DR Congo struggles to contain ‘worst ever’ Ebola outbreak
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- Al Jazeera·7h agoWHO chief: Ebola outbreak in DRC spreading at ‘unprecedented rate’
The world's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has killed 1,751 people in DR Congo.
Read at Al Jazeera → - Guardian World·11h agoEbola virus behind massive outbreak in DRC could be mutating, officials say
Cases have passed 4,000 and health watchdog plans to go door to door to find patients in major response escalation The virus causing a massive outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be mutating, health officials fear, as confirmed cases pass 4,000.…
Read at Guardian World → - BBC World·13h agoDR Congo river boat under quarantine for Ebola after five deaths
The health minister says all the passengers are being screened as a precautionary measure.
Read at BBC World → - DW News EN·1d agoWHO's Tedros vists DR Congo as Ebola outbreak accelerates
The head of the World Health Organization warned that "we must urgently and massively scale up all our efforts" against the latest Ebola outbreak, with new cases doubling in some hotspots in the past week alone.
Read at DW News EN → - The Print World·1d agoExplainer-Why Congo’s Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than previous epidemics
By Clement Bonnerot and Jessica Donati DAKAR, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass 4,000 cases this week and has been described as the fastest
Read at The Print World → - The Hindu Health·1d agoEbola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as fastest-growing outbreak surges
The latest outbreak has killed more people at a quicker rate than any previous outbreak, including in 2014-2016 when 28,000 cases were reported, of which over 11,000 people died
Read at The Hindu Health → - The Hill Politics·2d agoEbola deaths top 1,700 in eastern Congo
New data suggests the death toll of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has topped 1,700, with health officials struggling to track the disease and identify how the outbreak began. As of Tuesday, the virus has killed 1,707 out of a total 3,802 cases, the Associated Press…
Read at The Hill Politics → - The News Biz PK·2d agoWHO accelerates Ebola vaccine trials as DR Congo outbreak death toll reaches 1,700
The death toll from the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak has risen to more than 1,700, as the World Health Organization accelerates trials of experimental vaccines and treatments.Government figures show the Bundibugyo strain outbreak has killed 1,707 people from…
Read at The News Biz PK → - Independent World·2d agoEbola outbreak kills over 1700 in eastern Congo as virus spreads at record speed
There is uncertainty over when the Ebola outbreak might peak after already killing thousands in eastern Congo
Read at Independent World → - Irish Times World·2d ago‘We will all die from Ebola here’: Virus stalks crowded camps in Congo
The outbreak is now the second-deadliest ever, and in record time
Read at Irish Times World → - Channel 4 News·3d agoDR Congo struggles to contain ‘worst ever’ Ebola outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the worst the country has ever experienced.
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