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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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Congo: Protests held over delay in presidential elections
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Goma [DR Congo], Dec 28 (ANI): A massive agitation took place between the anti-riot police and protesters in the three cities of Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday where presidential elections, scheduled on the year-end, were postponed further.
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DR Congo's Ebola-hit region to vote on Dec 30
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Dec 23 (ANI): The voting will take place 'as planned' in the Ebola-hit northeastern region of Democratic Republic of Congo on December 30, election officials have said.
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Ebola claims 319 lives in Congo
Updated : 7 years, 3 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, 5 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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Anti-bodies that fight Ebola viruses are now a reality
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 31 (ANI): Finally, anti-bodies to three major Ebola viruses have now been developed.
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Semen can cause Ebola virus disease
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 26 (ANI): Proteins found in semen increase the spread of Ebola virus infection, a new research has claimed.
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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, 7 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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Ebola vaccine comes closer to reality
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 19 (ANI): The world may soon get a vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus.
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Increasing community awareness can reduce spread of Ebola
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): Encouraging the sick individuals to remain at home, increasing community awareness, ensuring safe burials and providing household sanitation kits can be some effective strategies for reducing the spread of deadly communicable disease.
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