Congo confirms new Ebola case in its Western province
Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed a case of Ebola in the western province of Equateur, over 1,000 km (620 miles) away from the ongoing outbreak in the country’s east,…
Ebola: WHO evacuates nearly 50 staff from Congo due insecurity
The World Health Organization (WHO) has evacuated 49 non-essential staff among 120 working on the Ebola epidemic from the town of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to…
WHO sounds alarm on Ebola, says unable to stamp out virus due to Congo insecurity
About 360 people are at potential risk of Ebola after contact with an infected person in eastern Congo yet many of them are out of reach due to clashes and…
Fourth Ebola case confirmed in Congo, raising fear of faster spread of virus
A fourth case of Ebola has been confirmed in the eastern Congo city of Goma, the government said late on Thursday, as the disease spreads in a city of…
Congo records 27 new Ebola cases in one day, highest since last August
Democratic Republic of Congo registered in one-day 27 new confirmed Ebola cases on Sunday, raising last week’s number of cases to 126, the highest since the current outbreak was declared…
WHO sees Ebola outbreak under control in Congo
June 26, 2018 The spread of Ebola seems to have been stopped in Congo, less than three months after the outbreak of the deadly disease was declared, the World Health…
Nigeria develops herbal drugs for treatment of Ebola, malaria
January 19, 2018 The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says it has successfully researched and developed six traditional herbal products for the treatment of Ebola, Malaria and…