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August 5, 2018

Ebola outbreak in Congo grows; at least 3 killed

The number of confirmed cases in Congo's new outbreak of the Ebola virus has risen to 13, including three deaths, the health ministry said late Saturday.

August 1, 2018

Congo confirms 4 Ebola cases week after outbreak ends

Congo's health ministry says at least four new cases of Ebola have emerged in the country's east, just a week after an outbreak in the northwest was declared over.

July 24, 2018

Woman with Ebola likely spread the virus a year after infection, doctors say

The rare possibility of Ebola spreading long after infection highlights the importance of monitoring survivors.

July 12, 2018

Ebola survivors suffer severe mental and neurological problems

People who survive the deadly Ebola virus can continue to suffer severe psychiatric and neurological problems including depression, debilitating migraines, nerve pain and stroke, according to a study published on Wednesday.

June 1, 2018

Nearly 700 get Ebola vaccine in Congo; more cases possible

Congo's health ministry says more than 680 people have received Ebola vaccinations in three health zones where cases of the deadly virus have been confirmed.

May 26, 2018

Congo says confirmed Ebola cases rise to 35, with 10 deaths

Congo's health ministry says there are now 35 confirmed cases of Ebola in the country's northwest, including 10 deaths confirmed from the often lethal virus.

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.