May 17, 2018 Congo reports 1st urban case in latest Ebola outbreak Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has spread to a city of more than 1 million people, a worrying shift as the deadly virus risks traveling more easily in densely populated areas.
May 14, 2018 WHO: 19 dead, 39 infected in Congo Ebola outbreak Democratic Republic of Congo reported 39 suspected, probable or confirmed cases of Ebola between April 4 and May 13, including 19 deaths, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
May 8, 2018 17 deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed Congo has confirmed two cases of Ebola in the northwestern town of Bikoro, two government health official said on Tuesday, and one of them added that at least 10 more cases were suspected.
June 7, 2017 Ebola epidemic in Congo under control, official says While the World Health Organization has not confirmed that health minister’s assertion that the virus’ spread is under control, but noted on Tuesday that WHO and its partners are “rapidly and effectively” coordinating a response.
June 1, 2017 Ebola vaccine approved for Congo amid outbreak in remote region While DRC officials approved the use of rVSV-ZEBOV, Congolese authorities and the World Health Organization are still deciding whether the small number of confirmed Ebola cases in the country warrants the time and logistical complexity of deploying the vaccine to the remote region of the country.
May 26, 2017 Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, officials scramble to control virus' spread While only two of the 43 cases in the DRC have been positively confirmed in a laboratory to be Ebola, experts at the World Health Organization and the United States’ Center for Disease Control and Prevention are closely monitoring the situation, and teams are already in the isolated region in an attempt to contain the outbreak.
May 22, 2017 Ebola survivor's blood could lead to future vaccine The West African Ebola outbreak , which peaked between August and September 2014, killed 11,310 people, according to the World Health Organization .
May 22, 2017 Two more suspected cases of Ebola hit Congo The World Health Organization has identified two more suspected cases of the deadly Ebola virus a day after declaring an outbreak in Congo.
May 22, 2017 Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo kills 3 people, WHO says An Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month has left three people dead and several others sickened, the World Health Organization announced on Friday.
March 15, 2017 Two-part Ebola vaccine offers long-lasting protection The world should be far better prepared for the next Ebola outbreak, with further promising results on Tuesday showing the potential of a long-lasting vaccine against the deadly virus.
