WHO chief hails 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo - AP News

WHO chief hails 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo  AP News

Brazil monitors two patients for possible Ebola infection

If confirmed, they would be the first infection cases outside Africa, since the outbreak began in DR Congo.

Africa’s response to Ebola must be defined by Africa itself

International support matters when it aligns with strategies built alongside regional institutions and governments

WHO calls for community cooperation to contain DRC Ebola outbreak

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes appeal after protests against protocols for handling bodies in Ituri province Containing the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo requires community cooperation and is “everybody’s business”, the World Health Organization has said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the organisation’s director general, made the plea on Sunday during a visit to eastern Congo where some residents have protested against stringent medical protocols for handling victims’ bo...

By Rory Carroll

How aid cuts are hampering the frontline response to the Ebola crisis

Aid workers in Uganda are watching the Ebola crisis unfold in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. They're doing what they can to prepare for an uptick in cases, but foreign aid cuts aren't helping.

By Henry Larson

World Health Organization hails recovery of five Ebola patients

More than 220 people are suspected to have died from the disease's latest outbreak, which was declared two weeks ago.

Ebola testing expanded in Congo where ‘true scale and severity’ of outbreak remains unknown

'Never before has an Ebola outbreak recorded so many cases so soon after its declaration,' official says as confirmed cases reach 260

By Bloomberg News

Five Ebola patients recover in Congo as WHO opens new treatment centre

Five patients infected with a rare Ebola strain have recovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with four set for discharge from a new treatment center. This marks the first documented recovery from the Bundibugyo strain, as the WHO urges early medical attention amidst community resistance and a rapidly spreading outbreak.

By TOI World Desk

Brazil probes two suspected Ebola cases as patients test positive for other diseases

By Justin Kabumba and Mark Banchereau

Brazil investigates two possible Ebola cases

Brazilian health authorities are monitoring two patients for possible Ebola infection in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, officials have said, sparking further concern of the deadly virus outbreak in central Africa spreading abroad.

5 recovers from Ebola as WHO opens new care center in DR Congo

Five patients have recovered from a rare strain of Ebola, the WHO chief said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the epicenter of the outbre...

Over 1,100 suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo, Uganda — Africa CDC

Africa CDC reports over 1,100 suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo and Uganda. Learn about the latest Ebola outbreak, response efforts, and challenges. Read More: https://punchng.com/over-1100-suspected-ebola-cases-in-dr-congo-uganda-africa-cdc/

By Punch Newspapers

Two suspected cases of Ebola in Brazil, treated in isolation

They are two men from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda The post Two suspected cases of Ebola in Brazil, treated in isolation appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Lagos intensifies Ebola surveillance at MMIA amid Central, East Africa outbreak

The Lagos State Government has advocated measures that would reduce interaction between passengers arriving from high-risk countries and other travellers, while maintaining efficient airport operations. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday, said the move was critical as the state steps up surveillance and preparedness measures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) […] The post Lagos intensifies Ebola surveillance at MMIA amid Central, East Africa outbreak ...

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Ebola: Washington "strongly recommends" that Americans avoid the DRC and two other African countries - Seneweb

Ebola: Washington "strongly recommends" that Americans avoid the DRC and two other African countries  Seneweb