Tag: Ebola
Panic as Nigeria Prepares for Ebola
Following the two deaths and infection of three others by the raging Ebola outbreak in Uganda that spread from the…
Ebola: Second patient dies in Uganda
Another person has died of Ebola in Uganda, just days after the first case was detected in the country, the…
Number of Ebola cases in Congo exceeds 1,000
The number of Ebola cases in Congo has exceeded 1,000, the country’s health ministry said, as the second-largest outbreak of…
Ebola: 993 cases confirmed, 621 dead in DRC – WHO
As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) approaches 1 000 cases amid increased violence, WHO…
Alert! Congo faces largest outbreak of Ebola
Democratic Republic of Congo is facing the second largest outbreak of Ebola in history as attacks on clinics pose a…
Panic in Sweden as hospital admits suspected Ebola patient
There seems to be panic among citizens in Sweden after a patient was admitted to hospital with a suspected case…
Ebola: Death toll in DRC hits 357
Death toll, arising from outbreak of Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has risen to 357 of which…
24 patients flee Congo Ebola center
Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry said that 24 patients have fled an Ebola treatment center in Beni on Thursday.…
Ebola death toll hits 200 in DR Congo
More than 200 people have now died in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according…
Congo facing worst Ebola outbreak
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the most severe in the country’s history with 319…
Uganda starts Ebola vaccination for frontline health workers
Uganda on Wednesday started Ebola vaccinations for frontline health workers in the infected areas with support from the World Health…
Ebola virus infects 300 people in Congo
The deadly Ebola virus has infected 300 people in Congo since an outbreak erupted almost two months ago in the…
Congo to install Ebola screening checkpoints at polling stations
Health checkpoints will be installed at the entrances to all polling stations in Congo’s Ebola-affected region during the December election,…
Ebola: Over 150 people dead in Congo
Without any end to the epidemic, the number of deaths from Ebola has reached 147 (35 of them probable), the…
Congo: Ebola death rate has risen to 135 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 135 people have been killed by the Ebola virus outbreak in…