De provincie Ituri in het oosten van Congo heeft een verbod ingesteld op rouwbijeenkomsten. Ook bijeenkomsten met meer dan 50 mensen mogen niet doorgaan.

Naast de bevestigde besmettingen zijn er volgens de WHO in totaal bijna 600 vermoedelijke gevallen en 139 verdachte sterfgevallen geregistreerd. De organisatie verwacht dat deze…

The World Health Organization (WHO) holds an emergency meeting after the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) killed 131 people and spread to Uganda.

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The United Nations said it released $60 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund to accelerate the response in Congo and in the region.

Ebola in Congo: OMS alza l'allerta a "molto elevata". Solo l'11% dei contatti tracciati a Bunia. Casi confermati anche in Uganda, USA e Repubblica Ceca. Scopri di più.

Provincial gov't in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, has banned public gatherings to stop spread of virus.

“So far, 82 cases have been confirmed in DRC, with seven confirmed deaths," says the WHO chief.

Falta de vacina, violência e desinformação são grandes desafios, diz OMS enquanto países fecham fronteiras

De provincie Ituri in het oosten van Congo heeft een verbod ingesteld op rouwbijeenkomsten. Ook bijeenkomsten met meer dan 50 mensen mogen niet doorgaan.

The WHO raised its risk assessment for the outbreak in Congo to "very high" from "high", with the health body saying late detection, the absence of a vaccine or virus-specific…

There are now 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths, and one senior official has described the effort to stop the rapid spread as “a race against the clock”.

There are now 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths, and one senior official has described the effort to stop the rapid spread as “a race against the clock”.

As the World Health Organisation raises its risk assessment for the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo to the highest level, neighbouring countries Uganda and Rwanda…

In de Democratische Republiek Congo, dat grenst aan Uganda, zijn veel meer gevallen van ebola bekend.

BUNIA (AP):Authorities in north-eastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people yesterday in an effort to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in a…

As the World Health Organization raises the risk of Ebola to the highest level for the DR Congo, the African Union is warning that 10 countries are at risk of being affected by…

Ebola: De Congolese autoriteiten vermoeden dat er inmiddels 170 mensen zijn overleden aan het virus. De Gezondheidsdienst van de Afrikaanse Unie denkt dat tien andere landen dan…

Het vermoedelijke aantal ebolabesmettingen in de Democratische Republiek Congo (DRC) is opgelopen tot negenhonderd. Dat schrijft de baas van de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie (WHO)…