West African nations move to curb epidemic spread through laboratories
MAY 23, 2021 The effective background to the meetings is the fact that the 2014-2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic tragically demonstrated the failure of epidemiological surveillance systems at national…
UN, South Sudan enhance Ebola preparedness following outbreak in DRC
The UN and South Sudan said on Friday that they have intensified preparedness and response activities against Ebola in the wake of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the…
Democratic Republic of Congo starts using experimental Ebola treatment
Democratic Republic of Congo has started using the experimental mAb114 Ebola treatment on patients in the east of the country, the health ministry said on Tuesday, the first time it…
Congo to start using Ebola vaccine as early as Monday – Health minister
Democratic Republic of Congo will start using an Ebola vaccine as early as Monday to counter a new flare-up in the heavily populated eastern part of the Central African country,…
Ebola survivors suffer severe mental, neurological problems – Study
July 12, 2018 People who survive the deadly Ebola virus can continue to suffer severe psychiatric and neurological problems including depression, debilitating migraines, nerve pain and stroke, according to a…