World Health Organisation on Tuesday said Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo could deteriorate rapidly because of attacks by armed groups, community resistance and geographic spread of the disease. “We are now extremely concerned that several factors may be coming together over the next weeks and months to create a perfect storm,” Peter Salama […] …
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Zambia dismisses reports of Ebola outbreak in capital
Health authorities in Zambia on Tuesday dismissed reports that the country has recorded its first Ebola case. Reports in some local media reported that the country recorded its first Ebola case on Monday following the admission of a 41-year-old patient at Levy Mwanawasa Hospital in Lusaka, the country’s capital. But the Zambian minister said the […] …
Ebola spreads to DR Congo city surrounded by rebels –WHO
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a city surrounded by rebels, creating challenges responders were “dreading,” the World Health Organization said Friday. One probable case and one suspected case have emerged in the city of Oicha in DRC’s North Kivu province, WHO’s emergency response chief, Peter Salama, told reporters. […] …
Response to DRC Ebola outbreak going well –WHO
Response to the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been going well and scaling up, the World Health Organisation WHO said Friday. As of Thursday, the case count had reached more than 100, with 103 confirmed cases including 63 deaths, according to Dr. Peter Salama, deputy director general of emergency […] …
Death toll in DR Congo from Ebola outbreak now at 61
Sixty-one people have died in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo , the authorities said, adding that four novel drugs had been added to the roster of treatments. The health ministry’s General Directorate for Combatting Disease said 103 cases of Ebola had been recorded in the eastern DRC as of […] …
Tanzania on high risk of Ebola outbreak –Minister
A Tanzanian government senior official said on Tuesday that Tanzania was on high risk of Ebola outbreak. The Ebola Virus Disease killed 50 out of 91 patients in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Ummy Mwalimu, the east African nation’s Minister for Health, said the high risk categorization followed the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s new statistics […] …
Ebola outbreak: Death toll rises to 50 in DR Congo
The Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has now claimed 50 lives since the beginning of the month, the authorities said on Monday, as the government announced free treatment against the disease for the next three months. The health ministry said that the death toll had been increased as of Sunday following a new victim […] …
Congo begins vaccination against latest Ebola outbreak –WHO
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has started vaccination against the latest Ebola outbreak in the northeaster North Kivu province, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. The vaccination has targeted high risk populations in North Kivu, in which the provincial health minister and the provincial coordinator of the Expanded Program on Immunization were the first […] …
33 reported dead in Congo Ebola outbreak
THE Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 33 people, the World Health Organization said Sunday. An additional 43 suspected cases of Ebola were reported, including 13 confirmed by lab testing, […]
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