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Strain circulating is known as the Sudan Ebola virus

Uganda to close schools early as Ebola cases spread

Uganda will close schools nationwide later this month after 23 Ebola cases were confirmed among pupils, including eight children who died, the country's first lady has said.

World • 08 Nov 22

It is the first possible outbreak of the disease since the outbreak in 2013 to 2016

Guinea health chief calls Ebola outbreak 'epidemic'

The head of Guinea's health agency has said that the country was in the midst of an Ebola "epidemic situation" with seven cases confirmed in the West African nation, including three deaths.

World • 14 Feb 21

A girl is inoculated with an Ebola vaccine in Goma in the northern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (file pic)

Ebola cases rising in Democratic Republic of Congo

One hundred cases of Ebola have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northwest region in less than three months, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Ebola • 21 Aug 20

There is another Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo which has killed 2,280 people since August 2018

Fresh Ebola outbreak reported in DR Congo

A fresh Ebola outbreak has been reported in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the country's health ministry.

World • 01 Jun 20

Health workers don protective equipment before a funeral in the North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in August

Second Ebola vaccine introduced in DR Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo has introduced a second vaccine to fight a 15-month-old epidemic of Ebola in the east of the country, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said.

World • 14 Nov 19

The outbreak began in August 2018 and has killed 2,144 people

Ebola still an 'urgent' global health emergency - WHO

The deadly Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains an "urgent" global health emergency, the World Health Organization has said.

Health • 18 Oct 19

Despite effective vaccine and treatments, health workers have struggled to control the disease

DR Congo Ebola death toll passes 2,000

The death toll from Democratic Republic of Congo's year-long Ebola outbreak has climbed above 2,000, government data showed today, as responders battle to overcome community mistrust and widespread security problems.

World • 30 Aug 19

The outbreak of the haemorrhagic virus began in North Kivu on 1 August 2018 and spread to Ituri province

Ebola kills boy in DR Congo as fear of outbreak grows

A child has died from Ebola in DR Congo's South Kivu, health authorities have said, the second person to succumb to the virus since the epidemic spread to the eastern province.

World • 19 Aug 19

More than 1,800 people have died in DR Congo since Ebola broke out there in August last year

Two Ebola drugs found to increase survival rates

Scientists are a step closer to an effective treatment for Ebola after two drugs in a clinical trial were found to significantly boost survival rates, according to the US health authority co-funding the research.

World • 13 Aug 19

DR Congo is experiencing the second worst outbreak of Ebola on record

Rwanda says border with DRC not closed over Ebola fears

Rwanda's health minister has said the border with Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo remains open, appearing to contradict an earlier statement that the frontier was closed near the border city of Goma.

World • 01 Aug 19

Medical staff in Goma wearing protective gear before entering an isolation area at an Ebola treatment centre

Second Ebola death in DR Congo's Goma

A second case of Ebola has been detected in the border city of Goma in the Democratic Republic Congo.

World • 31 Jul 19

A healthworker screens people for Ebola symptoms in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

DR Congo Ebola outbreak a 'health emergency' - WHO

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency of international concern," a rare designation only used for the gravest epidemics.

World • 17 Jul 19

The haemorrhagic virus outbreak has largely been contained in remote parts of DR Congo

Ebola patient in DR Congo city of Goma has died

The first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma has died, the governor of North Kivu province has said.

World • 16 Jul 19

The latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has so far killed 1,655 people

Ebola case in DRC's Goma 'potential game changer' - WHO

A confirmed Ebola case in the key Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma is a "potential game changer" in the epidemic that will be assessed by a WHO emergency response board, the UN has said.

World • 15 Jul 19

Children in DRC are key to spreading the word back in their homes and villages

Education key to tackling ebola in DRC

A group of locals sit on a row of benches under a corrugated iron shelter as a stranger holds up buckets and packets of soaps.

World • 20 Jun 19

The Ebola Treatment Centre in Beni has dealt with 305 cases of the disease

Inside a DRC Ebola treatment centre

A small boy enters an Ebola treatment centre under a cloud of suspicion, fear and desperation - and leaves a month later to the huge relief of his family.

World • 19 Jun 19

The current Ebola crisis has recorded more than 2,000 cases, two-thirds of them deadly

WHO stops short of declaring international emergency

A World Health Organization panel decided not to declare an international emergency over Congo's Ebola outbreak despite its spread to Uganda this week, concluding such a declaration could cause too much economic harm.

World • 14 Jun 19

Fever, vomiting and severe diarrhoea are among the symptoms of Ebola

What is Ebola?

Fever, vomiting and severe diarrhoea are among the symptoms of the highly infectious and extremely lethal Ebola virus, which has claimed thousands of lives in a series of outbreaks in Africa since 1976.

Health • 13 Jun 19

Medical staff of an Ebola Treatment Unit in western Uganda prepare for work

Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda

A 50-year-old woman and her five-year-old grandson have died from Ebola in Uganda, days after returning from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

World • 13 Jun 19

More than 2,000 cases have been recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo

WHO to hold emergency meeting on Ebola in East Africa

The World Health Organization has said a key emergency committee would meet following confirmation that an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo had spread to neighbouring Uganda.

World • 12 Jun 19

1,346 people have been killed by Ebola in the DRC since the outbreak was detected in August last year

More than 2,000 Ebola cases recorded in DR Congo

The number of Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to over 2,000, according to new government figures that show the growth of the epidemic is gaining pace.

World • 05 Jun 19

MSF has increased its bed capacity at is treatment centre

MSF warns Ebola outbreak in DR Congo 'will continue'

The NGO Médecins Sans Frontières has expressed concern over the rising number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

World • 03 Dec 18

Médecins Sans Frontières health workers move a patient to hospital

Congo confirms near record number of new Ebola cases

Thirteen new cases of Ebola have been confirmed in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the highest daily counts since the start of the outbreak in July, according to the country's health ministry.

World • 22 Nov 18

The current Ebola outbreak is the tenth to strike the DR Congo since 1976

Ebola death toll in DR Congo rises to 55

The Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has now claimed 55 lives since the start of the month, according to authorities.

World • 20 Aug 18

Nurses working with the World Health Organisation prepare to administer vaccines in Mbandaka

Congo begins administering experimental Ebola vaccine

Congo has begun to administer an experimental Ebola vaccine to medical staff in the northwestern city of Mbandaka to tackle an outbreak of the virus, which is believed to have killed 26 people since early April.

World • 21 May 18