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Ebola Cases Rise To 550 In Congo As Outbreak Trend Remains Upward
Kinshasa, June 9 (IANS) The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 550, including 101 deaths, with health authorities warning that the outbreak continues to trend upward.
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WHO Chief In Uganda To Help With Anti-Ebola Efforts
The head of the World Health Organization on Monday was in Uganda, where a deadly Ebola outbreak has killed two people after spreading from the...
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DR Congo's Ebola Cases Hit 363, As Uganda Reports 4 Recoveries
Kinshasa, June 4 (IANS) Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have risen to 363, including 62 deaths, according to figures released by the DRC government, while Uganda on Thursday reported four recoveries.
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1 Of 2 Patients With Ebola-Like Symptoms Tests Negative In Brazil
Two patients who recently arrived in Brazil from African countries have been put in isolation after showing symptoms linked to Ebola, officials said, though one...
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18 Suspected Ebola Patients Missing After Treatment Tent Set On Fire In Congo
Another treatment center was burned down after family members were banned from retrieving the body of a local man suspected to have died of Ebola.
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Ebola Outbreak In South Africa Kills 65: How Does The Disease Spread?
According to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), around 246 suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in Ituri province. Most infections have been detected in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones.
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Ebola Case Suspected In DR Congo, Probe Underway: Report
The Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating a suspected case of Ebola in its violence-wracked east, the World Health Organization said Saturday, just weeks after the end of a previous epidemic.
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WHO Says Congo Faces "Very High" Risk From Ebola Outbreak
Democratic Republic of Congo faces a "very high" public health risk from Ebola after the disease was confirmed in one patient in a major city, the World Health Organization said on Friday, raising its assessment from "high" previously.
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17 Deaths Reported In Congo As Ebola Outbreak Confirmed
At least 17 people have died in an area of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo where health officials have now confirmed an outbreak of Ebola, the health ministry said.
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West Africa Marks End Of Deadly Ebola Outbreak
Liberia said today it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases in west Africa of the tropical virus that has left more than 11,300 people dead in the region since late 2013.
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New Ebola Case Emerges In Sierra Leone A Day After All Clear Declared By WHO
A corpse has tested positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone, an official said today, the day after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak over in West Africa.
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Ebola-Free Sierra Leone Bets On Cocoa To Spark Recovery
In July 2014, Adrian Simpson was on a night out in Sierra Leone's third city of Kenema to celebrate his biggest deal yet: a contract to supply a new business partner with cocoa beans from his company's plantation.
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Liberia Declared Ebola-Free For Second Time
Liberia was declared free of the deadly Ebola virus for a second time on Thursday and entered a 90-day period of heightened surveillance aimed at preventing a future re-emergence of the disease, the World Health Organization said.
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Suspected Congo Ebola Victims Test Negative for the Virus
Six hunters in the Democratic Republic of Congo who fell sick and were suspected to have Ebola have tested negative for the virus, the health minister said on Saturday.
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'Ebola Will Return', Warns Veteran Congolese Scientist
Amid a decline in a West African outbreak that has taken more than 11,000 lives, Jean-Jacques Muyembe warns that Ebola will strike again in the future and that the deadly virus poses "a threat to the whole world".
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Ebola Cases Rise To 550 In Congo As Outbreak Trend Remains Upward
Kinshasa, June 9 (IANS) The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 550, including 101 deaths, with health authorities warning that the outbreak continues to trend upward.
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WHO Chief In Uganda To Help With Anti-Ebola Efforts
The head of the World Health Organization on Monday was in Uganda, where a deadly Ebola outbreak has killed two people after spreading from the...
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DR Congo's Ebola Cases Hit 363, As Uganda Reports 4 Recoveries
Kinshasa, June 4 (IANS) Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have risen to 363, including 62 deaths, according to figures released by the DRC government, while Uganda on Thursday reported four recoveries.
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1 Of 2 Patients With Ebola-Like Symptoms Tests Negative In Brazil
Two patients who recently arrived in Brazil from African countries have been put in isolation after showing symptoms linked to Ebola, officials said, though one...
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18 Suspected Ebola Patients Missing After Treatment Tent Set On Fire In Congo
Another treatment center was burned down after family members were banned from retrieving the body of a local man suspected to have died of Ebola.
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Ebola Outbreak In South Africa Kills 65: How Does The Disease Spread?
According to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), around 246 suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in Ituri province. Most infections have been detected in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones.
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Ebola Case Suspected In DR Congo, Probe Underway: Report
The Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating a suspected case of Ebola in its violence-wracked east, the World Health Organization said Saturday, just weeks after the end of a previous epidemic.
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WHO Says Congo Faces "Very High" Risk From Ebola Outbreak
Democratic Republic of Congo faces a "very high" public health risk from Ebola after the disease was confirmed in one patient in a major city, the World Health Organization said on Friday, raising its assessment from "high" previously.
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17 Deaths Reported In Congo As Ebola Outbreak Confirmed
At least 17 people have died in an area of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo where health officials have now confirmed an outbreak of Ebola, the health ministry said.
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West Africa Marks End Of Deadly Ebola Outbreak
Liberia said today it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases in west Africa of the tropical virus that has left more than 11,300 people dead in the region since late 2013.
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New Ebola Case Emerges In Sierra Leone A Day After All Clear Declared By WHO
A corpse has tested positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone, an official said today, the day after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak over in West Africa.
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Ebola-Free Sierra Leone Bets On Cocoa To Spark Recovery
In July 2014, Adrian Simpson was on a night out in Sierra Leone's third city of Kenema to celebrate his biggest deal yet: a contract to supply a new business partner with cocoa beans from his company's plantation.
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Liberia Declared Ebola-Free For Second Time
Liberia was declared free of the deadly Ebola virus for a second time on Thursday and entered a 90-day period of heightened surveillance aimed at preventing a future re-emergence of the disease, the World Health Organization said.
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Suspected Congo Ebola Victims Test Negative for the Virus
Six hunters in the Democratic Republic of Congo who fell sick and were suspected to have Ebola have tested negative for the virus, the health minister said on Saturday.
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'Ebola Will Return', Warns Veteran Congolese Scientist
Amid a decline in a West African outbreak that has taken more than 11,000 lives, Jean-Jacques Muyembe warns that Ebola will strike again in the future and that the deadly virus poses "a threat to the whole world".
