The new Ebola outbreak poses a grave regional health threat.
The new Ebola outbreak poses a grave regional health threat.

Some 88 people have died from the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever in the DR Congo, with one death in Uganda, and at least 336 suspected cases.

ABUJA: The World Health Organization declared Sunday the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. Africa’s top public health…

Dozens of people have died in the latest Ebola outbreak that has spread across the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo with further fears more people could become infected

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo a global health emergency.

With a rising number of cases, at least 80 suspected deaths and no approved vaccine, fears are mounting.

The WHO has declared an international health emergency in multiple African countries over the spread of the deadly disease.

* Says at least 90 deaths recorded so far in DR Congo, Uganda

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An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo believed to have killed more than 90 people has been declared an international health emergency by the World Health…

Strain of virus, suspected to have killed around 80 people in recent weeks, has no approved vaccine

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo an international health emergency after more than 120 suspected deaths and…

Number of deaths suspected from Ebola in DR Congo jump to 131; Uganda reports one death; Germany says to admit and treat US patient.

The Ebola disease, which the World Health Organization calls a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates, has claimed 130 lives as of May 19, according to…

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At least 131 people have died and 531 cases are suspected in the outbreak, according to Congolese health authorities.

The new Ebola outbreak poses a grave regional health threat.

The outbreak has alarmed experts because it was able to spread for weeks undetected across a densely populated area ravaged by widespread armed violence.

WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, requiring a coordinated response. | World News

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are racing to contain a new Ebola outbreak, as medical teams establish quarantine zones in densely populated communities…

Spread of deadly virus in Democratic Republic of Congo has prompted international response