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'Spreading like a wildfire': Ebola death toll hits 1400

'Spreading like a wildfire': Ebola death toll hits 1400

The number of Ebola cases in the in the ‌Democratic ⁠Republic of Congo is rapidly climbing as authorities battle to contain the deadly outbreak.

Confirmed Ebola cases pass 2000 in Congo outbreak

Confirmed Ebola cases pass 2000 in Congo outbreak

Confirmed Ebola cases pass 2000 in Congo outbreak

Confirmed Ebola cases pass 2000 in Congo outbreak

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the grip of the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record, with cases reaching 2011 and deaths hitting 754.

Death toll in DR Congo reaches 600 as Ebola spreads

Death toll in DR Congo reaches 600 as Ebola spreads

Death toll in DR Congo reaches 600 as Ebola spreads

Death toll in DR Congo reaches 600 as Ebola spreads

New suspected Ebola cases have been reported in previously unaffected parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the government.

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Trial for Bundibugyo Ebola treatment starts in DR Congo

Trial for Bundibugyo Ebola treatment starts in DR Congo

Clinical testing of two antiviral therapy approaches against Ebola is beginning in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organisation says.

Mob burns Ebola treatment centre, Congo toll hits 438

Mob burns Ebola treatment centre, Congo toll hits 438

The ‌number of confirmed ‌Ebola cases ‌in the Democratic Republic of Congo ‌has ‌risen ⁠to 1406 including 438 deaths, according to the latest data.

Floods kill at least 59 people in Ivory Coast

Floods kill at least 59 people in Ivory Coast

At least 59 people have been killed since the start of the wet season in Ivory Coast, the government says.

At least 30 deaths at Congo camp show Ebola spreading

At least 30 deaths at Congo camp show Ebola spreading

Officials warn the fact at least 30 people have died at a displacement camp in northeastern Congo suggests an Ebola outbreak may be spreading fast.

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Norway, Australia warn of looming RSF attacks in Sudan

Norway, Australia warn of looming RSF attacks in Sudan

Norway, Australia warn of looming RSF attacks in Sudan

Norway, Australia warn of looming RSF attacks in Sudan

Rapid Support Forces fighters are approaching the central Sudanese city of al-Obeid, dozens of countries have warned at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Group 'remove' woman, child from DR Congo Ebola clinic

Group 'remove' woman, child from DR Congo Ebola clinic

Group 'remove' woman, child from DR Congo Ebola clinic

Group 'remove' woman, child from DR Congo Ebola clinic

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say an armed group has removed a woman and her daughter from an Ebola health centre in the country's east.

Ebola cases and death toll in eastern Congo climbing

Ebola cases and death toll in eastern Congo climbing

Ebola cases and death toll in eastern Congo climbing

Ebola cases and death toll in eastern Congo climbing

The Democratic Republic of ‌Congo has reported nearly 800 cases of the rare strain of Ebola, while more 180 people have died.

Almost 140 dead as Ebola outbreak spreads in Congo

Almost 140 dead as Ebola outbreak spreads in Congo

Almost 140 dead as Ebola outbreak spreads in Congo

Almost 140 dead as Ebola outbreak spreads in Congo

Congo has reported 689 confirmed cases of Ebola and 136 deaths in an outbreak that has also spread to neighbouring Uganda, which has reported 19 cases.

Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to new health zones

Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to new health zones

Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to new health zones

Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to new health zones

Africa's Centre for Disease Control is concerned about the low number of contacts of Ebola patients in Congo that have been identified and traced.

Shortages stall Ebola testing in three DR Congo labs

Shortages stall Ebola testing in three DR Congo labs

Shortages stall Ebola testing in three DR Congo labs

Shortages stall Ebola testing in three DR Congo labs

The World Health Organisation says three laboratories in the Democratic Republic of Congo ‌have run out of supplies to test for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola.

Ebola cases climbing in Democratic Republic of Congo

Ebola cases climbing in Democratic Republic of Congo

Ebola cases climbing in Democratic Republic of Congo

Ebola cases climbing in Democratic Republic of Congo

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in The Democratic Republic of Congo continues to climb, with nearly 600 recorded, while more than 100 people have died.

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Ebola deaths rise to 100 as conflict slows response

The death toll from an Ebola outbreak that began in eastern Congo has hit 100, as protests and armed conflict continue to hinder efforts to stop the outbreak.

Ebola cases hit 389 in DR Congo, including 63 deaths

Residents have attacked an Ebola burial team in the Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province amid an increase in the number of confirmed cases.

Ebola testing improving amid Congo violence: WHO chief

The World Health Organisation chief says Congo's Ebola outbreak had a head start but testing is improving, even as violence plagues the region.

Deadly protest in Kenya against Ebola quarantine centre

Kenya's president has defended a planned US Ebola quarantine centre that's been delayed by a court and faced angry protests that left two people dead.

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WHO boss wraps up 'challenging' trip to Ebola-hit Congo

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says Ebola testing needs ramp up in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Olympic champ Kennedy fires on Diamond League return

Australia's Olympic pole vault champion Nina Kennedy soared to victory at the Rabat Diamond League, while Eleanor Patterson finished second in the high jump.

WHO chief says five Ebola cases have recovered

WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says while there's no vaccine or treatment for Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus, it can be survived with medical care.

WHO chief urges safe burials in visit to DR Congo

The head of the World Health Organisation is visiting the centre of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as Brazil probes a suspected case.

WHO chief rallies Congo's Ebola response

Aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres says the latest Ebola outbreak is spreading at an unprecedented pace.

WHO reports 906 suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo

The head of the World Health Organisation is travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congo to oversee efforts to battle an outbreak of Ebola.

Uganda closes border with DR Congo to curb Ebola spread

Ugandan authorities have ordered the closure of the border with the Democratic Republic ‌of Congo as cases surge there of a rare type of Ebola.

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