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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola outbreak surpasses 3,000 deaths

The Ebola outbreak affecting the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has now resulted in over 3,000 deaths, according to data provided by Congolese authorities. Already considered the largest and deadliest in the country's history, it continues to spread in several areas. A toll that exceeds......

Ebola in the DRC: UN warns of faster spread than response capabilities

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has raised the alarm over the scale of the Ebola epidemic affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During a press conference held Thursday in New York, the UN chief condemned the growing gap between the virus's progression and the resources......

WHO mobilizes 70,000 Ebola vaccine doses for the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) has made 70,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine available to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the country faces a major outbreak of the virus. The vaccine is approved against the Zaire strain of Ebola but has not been specifically authorized for the......

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpasses 5,000 cases

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing one of the most severe Ebola outbreaks in its history, with government health data indicating that the cumulative number of confirmed cases has surpassed 5,000. According to the country's public health authorities, the current outbreak had reached......

WHO warns Ebola outbreak in DR Congo could become one of the deadliest on record

The World Health Organization has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could become one of the most serious outbreaks in the disease’s history if transmission is not brought under control quickly. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the......

Ebola death toll exceeds 2,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The number of confirmed Ebola deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 2,000, marking another grim milestone in an outbreak that health officials have described as the fastest-growing on record. The country's public health institute reported 2,011 confirmed deaths as of Tuesday,......

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo claims over 1,600 lives

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to worsen, with health authorities reporting a steady rise in infections and fatalities. According to the country's National Institute of Public Health, the number of confirmed Ebola cases has reached 3,748, while the death toll......

WHO warns Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is expanding at unprecedented pace

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent warning over the rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), describing its expansion as occurring at an "exceptional" pace and calling for a stronger international health response. According......

Congo's Ebola outbreak becomes world's second largest as cases surpass 3,500

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever documented, with official figures showing that infections have now exceeded the total reported during the country's devastating 2018–2020 epidemic. Government data released on Friday confirmed 3,532......