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With new cases, Katwa remains epicenter of Ebola outbreak

Submitted by Laura Sekela on Tue, 02/19/2019 - 09:58

Seven deaths were recorded over the last three days, including three community deaths in Katwa, Butembo, and Vuhovi. Community deaths, which occur outside of a hospital or Ebola treatment center, raise the risk of Ebola transmission.

DRC : no new confirmed case of Ebola in Beni since three weeks

Submitted by Laura Sekela on Tue, 02/19/2019 - 09:57

According to Dr. Maza, interim coordinator of the Ebola response in the city of Beni in North Kivu province, new confirmed cases of Ebola in the city are becoming rare.

Breaking Down Community Resistance in Ebola-Affected Congo

Submitted by Laura Sekela on Mon, 02/18/2019 - 12:15

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has teamed up with the U.S.-based Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to collect, analyze and implement new strategies in "real time" to tackle the major concerns of people faced with the disease.

MSF suspends work in eastern DRC after staff abducted by gunmen

Submitted by Laura Sekela on Mon, 02/18/2019 - 12:12

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended work in an area of Democratic Republic of Congo close to where authorities are fighting an outbreak of Ebola, after two local staff members were abducted by gunmen.

Baby in Bunia is latest case as DR Congo battles Ebola

Submitted by Laura Sekela on Fri, 02/15/2019 - 09:39

The baby adds to a case total of 829, including 768 confirmed cases and 61 probable. Another 201 suspected cases are under investigation in what is now the second-largest Ebola outbreak in global history.

Ebola Outbreak in the Congo Has Killed 500 People, Including 100 Children

Submitted by Laura Sekela on Wed, 02/13/2019 - 09:39

The crisis is showing no signs of slowing down; as the number of new cases spiked last month, jumping from 20 to 40 reported infections per week.

MSF begins enrolling patients in clinical trial of potential Ebola treatments

Submitted by Laura Sekela on Wed, 02/13/2019 - 09:36

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will participate in an ongoing randomized controlled trial of four potential Ebola treatments in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the international medical humanitarian organization said Tuesday.