Ebola Outbreak Spreads in DRC and Uganda; Americans Affected
An Ebola outbreak has spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, prompting the WHO to declare a health emergency and several countries to issue travel alerts. Americans exposed to the virus are being evacuated from the region.
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CDC aiding withdrawal of affected Americans after Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda - Reuters
CDC aiding withdrawal of affected Americans after Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda Reuters
Read full article →Americans Among Those Affected by Ebola Outbreak, C.D.C. Says
A small number of U.S. citizens have been directly affected by the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the C.D.C. said on Sunday.
By Yan Zhuang
Read full article →Uganda responds with emergency measures to Ebola outbreak
Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports on the emergency measures implemented in Uganda in response to the Ebola outbreak.
Read full article →What we know about the latest Ebola outbreak after WHO declares global health emergency - CNN
What we know about the latest Ebola outbreak after WHO declares global health emergency CNN
Read full article →Hong Kong should trigger travel alert to Congo, Uganda amid Ebola outbreak, expert says
Hong Kong authorities should step up preventive measures and issue a travel alert to warn residents against visiting parts of central Africa as an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda threatens to worsen, an infectious disease expert has said. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday. Soon after, the Hong Kong government announced it would strengthen health screenings of incoming passengers at the...
By Ambrose Li,Edith Lin
Read full article →Ebola outbreak declared global emergency by WHO after 88 deaths in Congo - The Globe and Mail
Ebola outbreak declared global emergency by WHO after 88 deaths in Congo The Globe and Mail
Read full article →US CDC to escalate Ebola response after WHO declares emergency - The Straits Times
US CDC to escalate Ebola response after WHO declares emergency The Straits Times
Read full article →WHO calls Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda an emergency of international concern
The World Health Organization said the outbreak does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency but that neighboring countries are at high risk of further spread.
Read full article →80 suspected Ebola deaths: WHO declares emergency over Congo, Uganda outbreak
The WHO says the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency, but countries sharing borders with the DRC are at high risk
By Reuters
Read full article →WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda public health emergency of international concern
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.
Read full article →WHO declares international emergency as Ebola kills more than 80 in DR Congo - standardmedia.co.ke
WHO declares international emergency as Ebola kills more than 80 in DR Congo standardmedia.co.ke
Read full article →WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
By Ernest Arhinful
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