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DR Congo Authorities Confirm Ebola Outbreak

Medical teams from the World Health Organization arrived in the country to help combat the Ebola virus, as government officials in the Bikoro area in Equateur Province put plans in place to contain the new outbreak.

Africa: Congo Ebola Outbreak Met With Rapid Response After West African Crisis

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 9 May 2018

Six months after an Ebola outbreak was confirmed in West Africa in March 2014, the World Health Organization declared an international emergency and called for help. The disease… Read more »

Photo: Luis Encinas/MSF

An isolation camp for the 2009 Ebola patients in DR Congo

Congo-Kinshasa: Medical Teams Work to Contain Ebola Outbreak in DRC

VOA, 10 May 2018

Medical teams from the World Health Organization arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo to combat a new Ebola virus outbreak, as government officials in the region put plans… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Authorities Confirm Ebola Outbreak

Deutsche Welle, 8 May 2018

Local health officials have reported a number of patients showing symptoms of hemorrhagic fever and deaths in the affected area. The disease has resurfaced nearly 10 months after… Read more »

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What Nigeria is Doing to Prevent Ebola Outbreak

Minister of Health Isaac Adewole says that his ministry has stepped up surveillance at all entry points into Nigeria to prevent the spread of Ebola disease, following a fresh ... Read more »
- Nigeria: Ebola Outbreak Triggers New Directive On Border Control
- Nigeria: Ebola - Govt Steps Up Surveillance At Airports, Land Borders
Kenya on High Alert for Ebola Outbreak

Health authorities will screen travellers at all entry points including Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Busia and Malaba, Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki has said. This ... Read more »
- Kenya: Kenya on High Alert Over DRC Ebola Outbreak
- Kenya: Screening for Ebola at Border Points Begins

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