Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rise further, WHO warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe World Health Organization (WHO) says it could take up to nine months before a vaccine against this particular species of Ebola…
'No vaccine... no treatment': Experts raise alarm over rare strain of Ebola spreading through Africa as WHO declares global health emergency
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe deadly Ebola virus rampaging through central Africa is a rare strain that has no approved vaccine or targeted treatment, experts have warned….
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda an emergency of international concern
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe World Health Organization on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency…
New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfrica’s top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province. Read More
Ebola outbreak in southern Congo shows signs of containment, says WHO
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn Ebola outbreak that has plagued southern Congo in recent weeks is starting to be contained, the World Health Organization said Wednesday,…
Congo Ebola deaths top 31 as authorities rush to vaccinate
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe latest figures show the casualty rate has nearly doubled since last week — from 16 — and that the disease is…
Ebola cases in Congo rise as authorities race to contain spread of outbreak
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo’s southern Kasai province has more than doubled in a week since a new outbreak…
Uganda declares end to Ebola outbreak
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe announcement by the country’s health ministry came after the passage of 42 days without a single case of the disease. Read…
Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 14 as new cluster emerges, posing a challenge to health workers
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUganda’s Ebola caseload increased to 14 in the last week, Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday, with a new cluster emerging…
A child dies of Ebola in Uganda, raising concern over disease surveillance in outbreak
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 4-year-old child became the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda, the World Health Organization said Saturday, in a setback for health officials…