Tag: Ebola
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.