DR Congo says “keeping fingers crossed” to declare end of Ebola outbreak in April
DR Congo health officials said Monday they were “keeping fingers crossed” to declare the end of the devastating 19-month epidemic next month. While the world’s attention has been focused on…
Four killed, several injured in attacks against Ebola response centers in Congo
Militia fighters in eastern Congo killed four people and injured several others in attacks on two Ebola response centers, in what responders described as a serious setback to efforts to…
Ebola: New trial drugs will “undoubtedly save lives”, boost survival
Scientists are a step closer to being able to cure the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever after two experimental drugs showed survival rates of as much as 90% in a clinical…
Second Ebola case detected in eastern Congo
A second case of Ebola was detected on Tuesday in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, a local health official said, increasing concern the virus could establish a foothold in…