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DR Congo confirms new Ebola outbreak in Kasai province
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
DRC is facing a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai province, with 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths. The WHO has sent experts and supplies to help contain the virus. Health Minister Roger Kamba said investigations are ongoing, while WHO urged rapid measures to prevent further spread.
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Ebola outbreak reported in Uganda, WHO says "in close contact to provide r
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 20 (ANI): World Health Organisation on Tuesday said that it is in close contact with the Ministry of Health Uganda to provide a rapid response after it confirmed the outbreak of case Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Central Region of the country.
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Tanzania on high alert over Ebola after fresh outbreak reported in DR Cong
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], May 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian health authorities said on Monday they are on high alert following a fresh outbreak of Ebola in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Second Ebola patient died in NW DR Congo: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported a second case of Ebola in the northwestern part of the country after declaring a new Ebola outbreak over the weekend, confirmed Tuesday the World Health Organization (WHO).
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WHO apologises to victims of sexual abuse during Ebola outbreak in DR Cong
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 28 (ANI): The Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday apologised to the victims and survivors of the sexual exploitation in DR Congo by aid workers.
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US vows to curb Ebola outbreak in African countries
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): The United States will do everything to stop the outbreaks of Ebola disease in African countries, said House spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Tuesday (local time).
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New Ebola outbreak detected in Congo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Equateur [Congo], June 2 (ANI): The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced today that a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease is occurring in Wangata health zone in the Equateur province.
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Over 2,000 people dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 30 (Sputnik/ANI): Over 2,000 people have died from the Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic (DR) of the Congo since last August while the number of registered Ebola cases has reached 3,000 in the African country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Frid
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Congo's Ebola outbreak declared 'Public Health Emergency of International
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], July 18 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), calling on countries to "take notice and redouble...efforts."
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Deadly Ebola virus spreads to Uganda from DR Congo
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kasese [Uganda], Jun 12 (ANI): The outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, which has infected more than 2,000 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has spread to Uganda, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Ebola outbreak: Death toll breaches 1000-mark in DR Congo
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], May 4 (ANI): At least 1,008 people have lost their lives due to Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) since the outbreak of the virus in August last year, the country's health ministry confirmed.
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Ebola outbreak: Death toll breaches 650-mark in DR Congo
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Apr 9 (ANI): At least 655 people have lost their lives due to Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) since the outbreak of the virus in July last year, the country's health ministry confirmed on Monday.
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