More than 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected deaths in current outbreak, says WHO chief

One American who contracted Ebola is receiving treatment in Germany.

New strain of virus, aid cuts and cultural norms around burials and touch add to difficulties in stemming outbreak

The World Health Organisation has elevated the risk level for Congo to ‘very high’

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With cases spreading across provinces and borders, authorities are struggling with shortages, weak contact tracing, and the absence of an approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain

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

Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda.

World Health Organization says outbreak poses ‘very high’ risk for Congo, but risk of disease spreading globally remains low

As the number of suspected Ebola cases in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo pass 900, health workers say that the chaos left by years of fighting and local government…

Intervention has become less about vanquishing the virus than trying to slow its steamroller advance

Doctors battling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing growing challenges as attacks on health facilities and fleeing patients disrupt response efforts…

The World Health Organization warned Monday that a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda was outpacing response efforts,…

Diretor-geral da OMS afirmou que houve 220 mortes suspeitas no atual surto do vírus e que atraso na detecção dos casos significa que as equipes de resposta agora estão “correndo…

It comes as health facilities in some of the worst-hit regions are attacked amid ongoing violence.

More than 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected deaths in current outbreak, says WHO chief

Health workers responding to a rapidly spreading outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo face two threats

“There is denial of the disease within the population, with some members wanting to claim the bodies of suspected and/or confirmed cases,” doctor at one hospital said.