The Ebola outbreak in Congo and neighbouring countries is a public health emergency of international concern, the WHO declared. Continue reading →

The patient was a priest who became infected during a visit to the town of Butembo, 200 km (124 miles) north of Goma, where he interacted with Ebola patients, Congo’s health ministry said in a statement. Continue reading →

Congo’s leader says he’s excluding 1 million voters over a potential Ebola outbreak on election day, but critics say it’s a tactic to sway the result. Continue reading →

Congo’s health ministry says the number of confirmed Ebola cases is now 170, including 95 deaths, as health workers express concern at the rising rate of new infections since the beginning of this month. Continue reading →

Congo on July 24 declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that began in May in northwest Equateur province. Continue reading →

There have been no new Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo since June 9, the World Health Organization says. Continue reading →

Congo’s health ministry says there are now 35 confirmed cases of Ebola in the country’s northwest, including 10 deaths confirmed from the often lethal virus. Continue reading →

Two of three Ebola patients who escaped quarantine in the Congo river port city of Mbandaka have died. Continue reading →

The head of the World Health Organization says he and Congo’s health minister have agreed that Ebola vaccines will be shipped “as quickly as possible” as the number of suspected cases in the latest outbreak grows. Continue reading →