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DR Congo Ebola death toll tops 1,900 as cases rise

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DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed 1,916 people and produced 4,209 confirmed cases, according to official data through Aug. 7. That raises the death toll 29 above the 1,887 figure reported in the earlier update. Health authorities also counted 595...
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Ebola cases in DR Congo rise as WHO warns on spread

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Confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo have risen to 689, with 139 deaths, as health authorities confront a fast-moving outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus. The World Health Organization has warned that transmission remains active across eastern provinces. It assesses the risk in...
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Global health bodies seek $518 million for Ebola response

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Africa’s top public health body and the World Health Organization launched a $518 million Ebola response plan on June 5, as health authorities worked to contain a Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The plan...
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WHO says Congo Ebola response improves as challenges remain

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The World Health Organization (WHO) said the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is showing measurable progress, while warning that the outbreak remains difficult to contain in areas affected by insecurity, population movement and strained health systems....
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Uganda Ebola cases rise to 15 after six new infections

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Uganda has confirmed six new cases of Ebola, raising the country’s total in the current outbreak to 15, the Ministry of Health said, as authorities continue tracing infections linked to previously confirmed patients. The new cases were identified among known...
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Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak expands health response in DRC

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Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in eastern Ituri province, reporting 80 deaths and 246 suspected cases as laboratory testing identified the Bundibugyo strain of the virus. The Ministry of Health...
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DR Congo lifts national mpox emergency after two years

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KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an end to the mpox outbreak that had remained under national emergency management for about two years, with Health Minister Roger Kamba saying the epidemic no longer met the threshold for that status. The...