A second Ebola treatment center is set ablaze in eastern Congo, with 18 suspected cases fleeing - AP News

A second Ebola treatment center is set ablaze in eastern Congo, with 18 suspected cases fleeing  AP News

Red Cross volunteers die from suspected Ebola in DR Congo

They are thought to have caught the virus before the outbreak was identified, the Red Cross says.

Attacks on Ebola centres intensify in eastern DRC amid outbreak fears

Anger and mistrust growing over Ebola burials as traditions clash with medical response to prevent spread.

Ebola toll in DR Congo over 200, Uganda and 10 other African countries also at risk

Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) updated the death toll from the Ebola outbreak to 204 late on Saturday, hours after the Red Cross said three volunteers had died there and Uganda confirmed three new Ebola cases. A health ministry statement said 204 deaths had been recorded in three provinces of the vast Central African country, from 867 suspected cases. The last World Health Organization (WHO) toll on Friday put the number of deaths at 177 from 750 suspected cases. The WHO ...

By Agence France-Presse

Ten African countries at risk from Ebola virus Africa CDC warns

Emmet Livingstone is live from Kinshasa, DR Congo.

By FRANCE24

Ebola outbreak: India issues travel advisory against three African countries

In light of the ongoing Ebola crisis, India has advised its citizens to reconsider any unnecessary travel plans to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan. The World Health Organization has issued alarms regarding the rapid transmission of the virus, with Uganda documenting new cases of the Bundibugyo strain and a concerning rise in fatalities in Congo.

By TOI NEWS DESK

More than 750 suspected Ebola cases in DRC, health worker says no isolation beds available 

Ebola spreads across Congo as flights halted, supplies run low - The Straits Times

Ebola spreads across Congo as flights halted, supplies run low  The Straits Times

Govt advises citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Congo, Uganda and South Sudan

Govt advises citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Congo, Uganda and South Sudan

18 Suspected Ebola Patients Missing After Treatment Tent Set On Fire In Congo

Another treatment center was burned down after family members were banned from retrieving the body of a local man suspected to have died of Ebola.

How three Red Cross volunteers became the first victims of the latest Ebola outbreak

The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola was declared an emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization on Sunday.

Govt toughens airport screening amid Ebola outbreak

• Health ministry directs provinces, Border Health Services to remain on alert • Red Cross announces death of three volunteers in DRC • Uganda confirms three new cases, bringing total to five • Viral disease ‘threatens 10 nations’, including Kenya and Rwanda ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has intensified screening measures at airports across the country, along with other precautionary steps, amid the recent Ebola virus outbreak in Africa, the health ministry said on Saturday, a day after the World Healt...

By none@none.com (Ikram Junaidi)

Latest Ebola outbreak now third largest in history — is Malaysia at risk?

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — The latest Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda are now the...

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid

Enhance surveillance to curb the spread of Ebola

The World Health Organization has raised the public health risk from the Ebola outbreak from...

Killer Ebola is back, but Nigeria’s 2014 lessons gone

From the day the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced a fresh outbreak of Ebola, fears have spread far beyond its borders. Currently, health officials in the DRC are racing to contain the deadly virus. The post Killer Ebola is back, but Nigeria’s 2014 lessons gone appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Attacks on Ebola centres intensify in eastern DRC amid outbreak fears

Attacks on Ebola health facilities are intensifying in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the World Health Organization warns the outbreak could worsen in the DRC and Uganda

By Deborah Okailey Quarcoo

Three Red Cross volunteers were among the first Ebola deaths in Congo - Qatar Tribune

Three Red Cross volunteers were among the first Ebola deaths in Congo  Qatar Tribune

Africa CDC warns 10 countries at risk of Ebola outbreak - Yeni Safak English

Africa CDC warns 10 countries at risk of Ebola outbreak  Yeni Safak English

UK scientists developing Ebola vaccine that could be ready for trials in months - CLUB OF MOZAMBIQUE

UK scientists developing Ebola vaccine that could be ready for trials in months  CLUB OF MOZAMBIQUE