Health6:49An Ebola patient who had traveled through the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda died in isolation in Nairobi. Kenyan authorities are tracing contacts and checking for more infections. The case underscores how cross-border travel complicates Ebola detection, making rapid testing, monitoring and public trust crucial.
HealthAn Ebola patient who traveled through DR Congo and Uganda died in isolation in Nairobi. Kenyan authorities are tracing contacts and searching for further infections. The case underscores the difficulty of detecting Ebola when infected travelers cross borders; rapid testing, monitoring and public trust will be crucial.
HealthKenya confirmed its first imported Ebola case after a citizen who had lived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo died while being treated in Nairobi. His overland journey through Uganda before flying to Kenya raised questions about how he passed health screenings. Eight relatives and 21 healthcare workers who had contact with him were initially quarantined.
HealthKenyan health authorities confirmed Ebola in a traveler who had recently come from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The patient became ill in Congo a month earlier, traveled overland to Uganda, flew to Nairobi on Oct. 3 and died Monday. It is Kenya’s first imported case linked to the central African outbreak.
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HealthKenya has recorded its first Ebola death after a man travelled there from the Democratic Republic of the Congo via Uganda. The programme also reports that Comoros is tightening rules on who may do business, while fears grow in South Africa that xenophobia toward foreign nationals could deter African tourists.
HealthKenya has confirmed its first Ebola case after a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo died in Nairobi. The patient became ill in the DRC last month, travelled by road to Kampala and then flew to Nairobi, where he was isolated after developing symptoms. Authorities identified 28 contacts and are tracing 23 passengers and four crew members from the flight.
HealthKenya’s Health Ministry confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case from Congo. The Kenyan citizen arrived Saturday from Congo via Uganda, was isolated and treated at a Nairobi hospital, and tested positive after developing hemorrhagic-fever symptoms. The patient later died.
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HealthResearchers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and abroad are testing an experimental pill in Ituri province to help contain an Ebola outbreak. More than 4,000 people have died and over 8,000 have been infected. With no approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain, the team hopes the drug can protect exposed people before they become ill.
HealthIn Butembo, an Ebola hotspot in eastern Congo, a mobile laboratory processes blood samples for testing. A technician from Congo’s National Institute of Biomedical Research works through a glovebox under fluorescent lights as fans hum nearby, offering a glimpse of the laboratory response to the devastating outbreak.
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Health4:50An Ebola outbreak is hitting a region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo already devastated by decades of armed conflict, insecurity and an overwhelmed health system. As the epicentre moves from Ituri to North Kivu, transmission is accelerating, while health workers in densely populated Butembo face an impossible situation.
HealthMistrust is emerging as a major barrier to containing the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst Ebola outbreak in North Kivu. Cases are increasing, while government figures indicate that roughly 60% of patients are dying.
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HealthWHO officials brief the media on the Ebola outbreak, including the organization’s Africa regional emergency director, its country representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, its Africa emergency-response programme manager and its Ebola incident manager in the country.
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HealthThe Democratic Republic of Congo's government says the Ebola outbreak has shifted course, with cases declining in hotspots. Experts and health responders dispute that assessment, saying the outbreak remains just as severe.
Health2:22More than 3,510 people have died in eastern DR Congo since the Ebola outbreak was declared four months ago, with Ituri accounting for 78% of confirmed cases. Congolese authorities say the epidemic has passed its peak and is beginning to slow.
HealthThere are welcome signs that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is slowing. Around 20,000 university students in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region will be relocated to campuses elsewhere in the country, while scientists in northern Senegal are using fish to help keep food stocks and communities healthy.
HealthWHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other experts are set to brief the media on the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo and other global health issues. U.N. officials say containment efforts are beginning to show results, but the epidemic remains “massive” and could take months to control.
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Health12:33The Democratic Republic of the Congo is confronting another Ebola epidemic, with deaths rising exceptionally fast. In the gold-mining town of Mongbwalu, the report follows Deogratias Kasereka, the first Ebola survivor, as he helps aid workers track cases, raise awareness among miners and build trust in a skeptical local population.
Health1:56Fear of contracting Ebola is keeping people in eastern DR Congo away from health facilities. Doctors say some patients needing urgent treatment for other illnesses are arriving too late to be saved, while consultations at some facilities have fallen by more than half since the outbreak began.
HealthIn eastern DR Congo, burial teams are racing to safely bury Ebola victims as the outbreak spreads. Their work is made dangerous by distrust and threats from local communities, while the region’s continuing rebel conflict further complicates the response.
HealthThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 3,000 people among 6,186 confirmed cases, according to government data released Wednesday. Declared a global health emergency in mid-May, it is spreading at an unprecedented pace and has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever, outstripping efforts to track and contain it.
HealthThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is worrying parents as the new school year begins. In Ituri province, one of the hardest-hit areas, some residents say schools are not ready to protect children from infection risks.
HealthCongo has started Ebola vaccinations in response to what is described as the world’s fastest-growing outbreak. Authorities are using a vaccine proven against a related Ebola strain while trials continue on a new vaccine designed specifically for Bundibugyo virus.
HealthThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling its worst-ever Ebola outbreak, with more than 2,500 deaths reported since May. Frontline workers in Kisangani are receiving vaccines, but the outbreak is driven by the Bundibugyo strain, for which no approved vaccine or treatment exists. The deployed shots target another strain, making their effectiveness uncertain; nearly 30 percent of doses are being used in a clinical trial.
HealthThe Bundibugyo strain Ebola outbreak has ended in Uganda, while the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo is still struggling to control its outbreak. The Congolese government reports more than 2,700 deaths and over 5,600 cases, with transmission continuing.