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Ebola In Congo: Confirmed Cases Rise To 282, Survivors Share Recovery Stories
At least 282 confirmed cases of Ebola have now been reported in Congo's ongoing outbreak, the central African nation said and patients who recovered from the disease spoke of their recovery stories.
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Rare Bundibugyo Strain Of Ebola Cause Of Outbreak In Africa, Cases Outpace Response
WHO has declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.
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WHO Chief Announces First 5 Recoveries From Rare Ebola Strain In Eastern Congo
The WHO said Friday a patient had recovered from the Bundibugyo virus, the current kind of Ebola, which has no approved treatment or vaccine. It was the first documented recovery of a confirmed Bundibugyo patient during the current outbreak.
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WHO Chief Lands In Eastern Congo's Ituri Province, Epicenter Of Ebola, As Outbreak Outpaces Response
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expected to visit a treatment center and meet local authorities, health workers and affected families in Bunia.
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WHO Chief Lands In Congo, Saying Ebola Outbreak 'Can Be Stopped'
Containment has been particularly difficult because the disease likely spread for weeks before it was first identified in mid-May. The outbreak continues to spread faster than the response, despite health facilities becoming more organized and more equipment arriving.
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Ebola: First Recovery Confirmed In Congo Outbreak, Says WHO
The World Health Organization on Friday announced the first recovery of a confirmed Ebola patient in the outbreak raging in...
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WHO Urges Ebola Treatments, Vaccines Be Tested Only In Trials Amid Bundibugyo Outbreak
The World Health Organization said that experimental treatments and vaccines for Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus should only be used in clinical trials, as it works with affected countries to assess their safety and effectiveness.
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Ebola Alert In Gujarat: 4 Quarantined After Suspected Exposure, Samples Sent For Testing
Gujarat health authorities have quarantined four people, including a businessman who recently arrived from Africa, as a precautionary measure amid heightened surveillance over Ebola outbreaks reported in Uganda and Congo.
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Uganda Closes Border With Congo Amid Rising Ebola Cases
The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health Organization, underscores growing fears of contagion in East Africa from Bundibugyo, a rare type of the Ebola virus that is behind this outbreak
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Ebola Outbreak: Congo Fatality Rate Under 25%, Says WHO
The deadly Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo currently has a case fatality rate under 25 percent -- much lower than in other recent...
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Ebola Outbreak: Why RT-PCR Is The Gold Standard For Testing Infections
According to WHO, it can be difficult to clinically distinguish Ebola disease from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers.
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The Rare Ebola Outbreak Is One Danger, Attacks On Healthcare Workers Are Another
Aid workers are at risk in the volatile region where residents have long been under threat of armed groups that have killed thousands of people and displaced many more in recent years.
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Ebola Virus Outbreak: Uganda Reports New Cases, Total Reaches 7
Ugandan health authorities reported two new Ebola cases, bringing the number of infections to seven.
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Ebola Outbreak: Over 900 Suspected Cases, India Issues Travel Advisory; 10 Major Updates
According to the US Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in DRC, a total of 904 suspected cases, 101 confirmed cases, 119 suspected deaths, and 10 confirmed deaths have been reported.
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India Issues Travel Advisory For Ebola-Hit Countries: How Airport Screenings Help Control Outbreaks
India's new Ebola travel advisory highlights how airport screenings, contact tracing, quarantine protocols, and surveillance systems help countries detect infectious diseases early, prevent outbreaks, and strengthen global public health preparedness.
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Ebola In Congo: Confirmed Cases Rise To 282, Survivors Share Recovery Stories
At least 282 confirmed cases of Ebola have now been reported in Congo's ongoing outbreak, the central African nation said and patients who recovered from the disease spoke of their recovery stories.
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Rare Bundibugyo Strain Of Ebola Cause Of Outbreak In Africa, Cases Outpace Response
WHO has declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.
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WHO Chief Announces First 5 Recoveries From Rare Ebola Strain In Eastern Congo
The WHO said Friday a patient had recovered from the Bundibugyo virus, the current kind of Ebola, which has no approved treatment or vaccine. It was the first documented recovery of a confirmed Bundibugyo patient during the current outbreak.
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WHO Chief Lands In Eastern Congo's Ituri Province, Epicenter Of Ebola, As Outbreak Outpaces Response
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expected to visit a treatment center and meet local authorities, health workers and affected families in Bunia.
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WHO Chief Lands In Congo, Saying Ebola Outbreak 'Can Be Stopped'
Containment has been particularly difficult because the disease likely spread for weeks before it was first identified in mid-May. The outbreak continues to spread faster than the response, despite health facilities becoming more organized and more equipment arriving.
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Ebola: First Recovery Confirmed In Congo Outbreak, Says WHO
The World Health Organization on Friday announced the first recovery of a confirmed Ebola patient in the outbreak raging in...
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WHO Urges Ebola Treatments, Vaccines Be Tested Only In Trials Amid Bundibugyo Outbreak
The World Health Organization said that experimental treatments and vaccines for Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus should only be used in clinical trials, as it works with affected countries to assess their safety and effectiveness.
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Ebola Alert In Gujarat: 4 Quarantined After Suspected Exposure, Samples Sent For Testing
Gujarat health authorities have quarantined four people, including a businessman who recently arrived from Africa, as a precautionary measure amid heightened surveillance over Ebola outbreaks reported in Uganda and Congo.
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Uganda Closes Border With Congo Amid Rising Ebola Cases
The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health Organization, underscores growing fears of contagion in East Africa from Bundibugyo, a rare type of the Ebola virus that is behind this outbreak
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Ebola Outbreak: Congo Fatality Rate Under 25%, Says WHO
The deadly Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo currently has a case fatality rate under 25 percent -- much lower than in other recent...
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Ebola Outbreak: Why RT-PCR Is The Gold Standard For Testing Infections
According to WHO, it can be difficult to clinically distinguish Ebola disease from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers.
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The Rare Ebola Outbreak Is One Danger, Attacks On Healthcare Workers Are Another
Aid workers are at risk in the volatile region where residents have long been under threat of armed groups that have killed thousands of people and displaced many more in recent years.
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Ebola Virus Outbreak: Uganda Reports New Cases, Total Reaches 7
Ugandan health authorities reported two new Ebola cases, bringing the number of infections to seven.
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Ebola Outbreak: Over 900 Suspected Cases, India Issues Travel Advisory; 10 Major Updates
According to the US Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in DRC, a total of 904 suspected cases, 101 confirmed cases, 119 suspected deaths, and 10 confirmed deaths have been reported.
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India Issues Travel Advisory For Ebola-Hit Countries: How Airport Screenings Help Control Outbreaks
India's new Ebola travel advisory highlights how airport screenings, contact tracing, quarantine protocols, and surveillance systems help countries detect infectious diseases early, prevent outbreaks, and strengthen global public health preparedness.
