May 23, 2018 2 Ebola patients die after slipping out of quarantine in Congo, officials say Two of three Ebola patients who escaped quarantine in the Congo river port city of Mbandaka have died, the head of medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres' (MSF) mission in the city said on Wednesday.
May 20, 2018 Congo to begin vaccinating against Ebola after new cases in major city Congo will begin administering an experimental Ebola vaccine Monday in Mbandaka, the northwestern city of 1.2 million where the deadly disease has infected some residents, Congo's health minister announced.
May 18, 2018 14 confirmed Ebola cases in Congo as emergency meeting held KINSHASA, Congo — There are now 14 confirmed Ebola cases in Congo's latest outbreak as health officials rush to contain the often deadly virus in a city of more than 1 million.
May 17, 2018 Ebola outbreak in the Congo spreads to major city, health officials confirm An outbreak of Ebola, once confined to remote rural areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has now spread an area just outside of city of more than one million people, health officials said Thursday.
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.
