Tag: Ebola
Ebola Alert: Suspected cases raise alarm
Nigeria is on high alert after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) confirmed that two suspected viral…
Fresh Ebola outbreak hits DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling yet another Ebola outbreak, its 16th on record, and 15 people are already…
Uganda confirms 9 more ebola cases
Ebola generally kills about half of the people it infects. Its symptoms include intense weakness, muscle pain, headaches and a…
4th health worker dies of Ebola in Uganda
Nabisubi died at a health facility in Fort Portal City in the Kabarole district. His death comes after a doctor…
WHO makes new recommendations for Ebola treatments
WHO said the largest trial was carried out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, demonstrating that the highest level…
5 reported Ebola cases die in DR Congo
The WHO noted that all five patients have died and 234 contacts have been identified and are under surveillance, while…
WHO confirms 3rd Ebola case in northwest Congo
Health workers started Ebola vaccinations last week in Mbandaka, the capital of Congo’s Equateur province.
New Ebola case, death confirmed in Congo DR
The patient began showing symptoms on April 5, but did not seek treatment for more than a week. He was…
Cote d’Ivoire confirms first Ebola case
Cote d’Ivoire Health Ministry has announced that a case of the Ebola virus has been detected in Abidjan, in an…
Ebola: 2,167 people vaccinated in Guinea, DRC
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 2, 167 people have been vaccinated in Guinea and the Democratic…
3 new Ebola virus cases confirmed in DRC
Three more new cases of the Ebola virus disease have been confirmed in the Butembo health zone in the eastern…
Ebola infects 14 people, kills 9 in Guinea, DRC
Two African countries of Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported 14 Ebola virus cases and…
Guinea’s Ebola vaccination postponed
Ebola vaccination in Guinea is being delayed as the plane carrying a batch of vaccine doses was unable to land,…
NCDC places Nigeria at ‘moderate risk’ of Ebola
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has placed Nigeria at ‘moderate risk’ of Ebola outbreak as Guinea battles the contagion.
DR Congo: Ebola cases on the rise, 2 dead
The number of confirmed cases of the Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has…
WHO steps up efforts to curb Ebola outbreaks in Guinea, DRC
With efforts gathering pace to promptly tackle the new Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
UN allocates $15m to fight Ebola in Guinea, DRC
The United Nations has allocated $15 million (N5.8 billion) to fight the fresh Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic…
WHO begins counter-Ebola vaccination campaign
The immunisation campaign against Ebola commenced on Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the first case was…
Ebola outbreak in Guinea, WHO asked to rush in vaccines
Guinea declared a new Ebola outbreak on Sunday, with the authorities asking the World Health Organisation (WH0) to rush in…
Ebola epidemic strikes again in Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo declared a new Ebola epidemic on Monday in the western city of Mbandaka. The town is…
WHO confirms three fresh Ebola cases in DRC
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recorded three new cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Congo records second Ebola death
The Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded a second Ebola death after seven weeks of no case.
Ebola virus returns
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, has confirmed a case of Ebola virus in Congo…
AfDB approves $1m grant for Uganda to stem Ebola transmission
The African Development Bank has released a $1 million grant to Uganda to help the East African country tackle an…
4 Ebola responders killed in DRC attack
Two attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have killed 4 workers responding to the Ebola outbreak and…
Ebola outbreak: South Africa dismisses report
The South African National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Thursday said they have not confirmed any Ebola cases in…
Premium Times Publisher wants special honour for Adadevoh
Mr Dapo Olorunyomi, Publisher of Premium Times online newspaper, has called for special honour to the late Dr Stella Adedevoh,…
Malawi denies reports of first Ebola case
Health authorities in Malawi have dismissed as false reports that the first Ebola case has been recorded in the country’s…
Congo to introduce second vaccine against Ebola in mid-October
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said Congo would introduce a second vaccine against Ebola from mid-October, as the…
Ebola: Congo to introduce second vaccine
Congo will introduce a second vaccine against Ebola from mid-October, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, as the…