Ebola Congo

• Congo announces end to 11th deadly Ebola outbreak

  Democratic Republic of Congo announced the end of an almost six-month Ebola outbreak in the west of the country on Wednesday.

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  Nov 18, 2020
  
• 4 Ebola response workers killed in eastern Congo ambush attack

  The United States, Britain, Canada and Switzerland on Thursday issued a joint statement condemning the “senseless acts of violence.”

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  Nov 28, 2019
  
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• Ebola has killed 2,000 people in ongoing Congo outbreak

  The death toll from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed over 2,000.

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  Aug 30, 2019
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• Mother and baby cured of Ebola with new drugs, doctors say

  Two Ebola patients treated with a new drug have been declared healthy and allowed to return home.

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  Aug 14, 2019
• Congo Ebola outbreak, one year in: What you need to know about the crisis

  The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now one year old and has killed more than 1,800 people.

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  Aug 1, 2019
• Second person dies of Ebola in major Congolese city

  A second person has died of Ebola in Goma, a city of two million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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  Jul 31, 2019
• First case of Ebola in Congo city of Goma detected: officials

  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.

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  Jul 14, 2019
• WHO says Ebola not global emergency, despite spread to Uganda

  Congo's epidemic is the second worst ever, with 2,108 cases of Ebola and 1,411 deaths since last August.

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  Jun 14, 2019
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• Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreading with first case confirmed in Uganda

  Uganda has confirmed a case of Ebola brought over from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

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  Jun 11, 2019
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• Ebola could spread if ‘violent attacks’ continue in Congo, WHO warns

  The ominous statement comes amid escalating violence nine months after the outbreak began.

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  May 11, 2019