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Congo running short of health workers as Ebola outbreak spreads, WHO saysThe Ebola outbreak has spread to seven provinces, with 7,773 confirmed cases and 3,759 deaths, according to the latest government figures.WorldSep 24
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2,000 people in Congo dead amid rapidly expanding Ebola outbreakThe current outbreak was declared on May 15, but health authorities now say sequencing showed it began months earlier, in February.TrendingAug 11
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Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed over 1,000 at a record rate: officialsThe head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said 1,031 deaths have been confirmed from the fast-spreading and incurable Bundibugyo virus behind the outbreak.WorldJul 22
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Congolese Montrealers have plans upended by Canada’s Ebola travel restrictionsAn international student from the Democratic Republic of Congo says she was blocked from returning to Montreal due to Ebola-related travel restrictions.CanadaJun 1
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Gunmen attack Congo hospital treating Ebola patients over relatives’ bodiesThe gunfire attack was the third violent incident within four days at Congo health facilities amid the rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak.TrendingMay 25
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Ebola outbreak kills 65 in eastern Congo, hundreds of cases suspectedThis outbreak comes five months after another deadly spread of the Ebola virus in the central African nation, which led to 43 deaths.WorldMay 15
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Mystery illness kills dozens in Congo after children ate batAn unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.HealthFeb 26, 2025
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What’s fuelling the surge of violence in Democratic Republic of Congo?The latest fighting is part of a major escalation of a conflict over power, identity and resources dating back to the 1990s Rwandan genocide.WorldFeb 14, 2025
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Congolese army tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels in fighting that has killed some 700 peopleThe central African nation’s military has been weakened after it lost hundreds of troops and foreign mercenaries surrendered to the rebels after the fall of Goma.WorldFeb 1, 2025
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What is Congo’s mystery flu-like illness? WHO sends experts amid outbreakThe WHO experts are on their way to Panzi, in the southwestern Kwango province, where they'll deliver essential medicines and diagnostic kits to help analyse the cause.HealthDec 6, 2024
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