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Congo: Over 600 dead in Ebola outbreak, second deadliest since 2014
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Apr 6 (ANI): In the second deadliest Ebola outbreak since 2014, that killed 11,000 in West Africa, 629 people have lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to UN Secretary General spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, about 1,041 new cases of Ebola have
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More than 500 dead in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Feb 10 (ANI): The death toll in Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo rose to a whopping 500, the country's health ministry said on Saturday.
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370 dead in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Jan 21 (ANI): The death toll in the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo rose to a whopping 370, since the disease ravaged the Central African nation in July last year, the country's health ministry said on Monday.
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DRC all set to go for polling amid Ebola outbreak
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Dec 30 (ANI): Voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo are all set to exercise their franchise today, amid the country's worst Ebola outbreak that has taken the lives of more than 330 people in the eastern provinces of the country.
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Ebola claims 319 lives in Congo
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], Dec 20 (ANI): The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo has claimed 319 lives across the nation until now.
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Ebola resurges in Congo, WHO convenes Emergency Committee
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kinshasa [D.R. Congo], Oct 16 (ANI): The World Health Organisation's (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom convened an Emergency Committee on Monday under the International Health Regulations following the recent outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo.
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Mass vaccinations can't prevent Ebola outbreaks
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
London [U.K.], May 10 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a new Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Kongo. However, a recent research suggests prophylactic mass vaccination programmes are not a realistic option in the battle to prevent the disease.
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Ebola vaccine found safe for children, adults in Africa
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Oct. 9 (ANI): The worst Ebola outbreak ended in 2016 after infecting more than 28,000 people and killing about 11,300 people worldwide.
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WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Congo
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 3 (ANI): The World Health Organisation has declared an end of the most recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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