Ebola: New drug shows 90% survival
Ebola may soon be a “preventable and treatable” disease after a trial of two drugs showed significantly improved survival rates, scientists have said. Four drugs...
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Ebola has killed about 1,540 in its latest outbreak in DRC — WHO
The death toll in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 1,540, according to the World Health...
2nd Ebola patient dies in Uganda
A second person has died of Ebola in Uganda, just days after the first case was detected in the country, the health ministry said on...
Ebola cases in DR Congo hits 560 – Official
Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reached at least 560, with 368 deaths, the Ministry of Public Health has confirmed ....
Congo records 13 new cases of Ebola
Thirteen new cases of Ebola were confirmed on Wednesday in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo – one of the highest daily counts since the start...
Congo: Ebola survivors met with fear, stigma
Leoni Kahumbu remembers the night her 15-year-old daughter, Pascaline, first showed signs of Ebola. She found her fainted on the bathroom floor, blood everywhere. “She...
Response to DRC Ebola outbreak going well – WHO
Response to the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been going well and scaling up, the World Health Organisation...
Doctor among those infected with Ebola in Congo
A doctor in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is hospitalised with Ebola, and 97 of his contacts have been identified in an area almost entirely...
Congo : Ebola vaccinators need armed escorts – WHO
Armed escorts will be required to protect vaccination teams as they battle to contain Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Health Organization...