7 month agoHealth officials from DRC and Rwanda have agreed to tighten border health screening, have Rwandan Drs go to DRC to learn about ebola first hand, and continue sharing info. First meeting of its kind in Gisenyi- together with the WHO
The authorities confirm that the Saitama woman who returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo has the flu, not the deadly Ebola virus
The Japanese woman returned from DRCongo on July 31, according to Japan health ministry. #Ebola
Japan government vows to do everything it can to prevent secondary Ebola infections
Third Ebola case confirmed in DR Congo's Goma
Rwanda official says his country has closed its border with Congo because of the deadly Ebola outbreak
New Ebola case diagnosed in DR Congo's Goma: health official
8 month agoToday, ISIS released it's first ever video from it's Central Africa branch, essentially DRC and Mosambique
8 month agoDRCongo: Islamist rebels killed 12 people in two simultaneous attacks in the towns of Eringeti and Oicha in Beni, which is fighting to contain the Ebola epidemic
8 month agoThere were +14 Ebola cases and +6 deaths on Sunday. So far in this outbreak, 2592 people have been infected and 1743 people have died
Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency
The Ebola outbreak in DRC constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, citing concerning geographical expansion of the virus: WHO Director-General, @DrTedros following the IHR Emergency Committee's recommendation alert
8 month ago@MinofHealthUG and @WHOUganda are identifying contacts of a person from the Democratic Republic of Congo who visited Uganda to trade in fish before returning to DRC, where she later died of Ebola. At present,there is NO confirmed case of Ebola in Uganda
First Ebola patient in DR Congo's Goma dies
8 month ago"The identification of a case of Ebola in Goma, DRC could potentially be a game-changer in the epidemic. I have therefore decided to reconvene the Emergency Committee as soon as possible to assess the threat of this development and advise me accordingly"- WHO director @DrTedros
Two Ebola awareness workers killed in Democratic Republic Congo – health ministry
8 month agoThere were 12 new Ebola cases reported on Saturday and 10 deaths (3 in the community). The outbreak totals are 2489 cases and 1665 deaths.
8 month agoEbola - Situation on Sunday, July 14, 2019 - A total of 2,489 cases (2,395 confirmed and 94 probable), 1,665 deaths and 698 people healed - 12 new confirmed cases - 10 new confirmed cases - 4 new cures - 335 suspected cases
Congo confirms 1st Ebola case in city of Goma
8 month agoCongo ISIS claims killing 8 Congolese soldiers with multiple IED in Beni area
DR Congo: ICC condemns former warlord Bosco Ntaganda for war crimes and crimes against humanity
9 month agoISCAP claimed killing and wounding of Congolese soldiers in Beni, Congo.
300,000 flee violence in northeastern DR Congo since early June: UN
IS' Central Africa Province Reports Clash with Congolese Soldiers in Butembo
Reuters citing experts: WHO likely to declare Ebola an international emergency
Second patient dies of Ebola in Uganda
Congo: In extremely worrying news trickling out of Ituri, around 40 civilians were allegedly killed by assailants in Tche village yesterday. This appears to be a continuation of a series of massacres that killed more than 250 people early last year.
9 month agoOfficial statement from @MinofHealthUG on the death of index Ebola case and two new cases
9 month agoThe young patient - 5- year-old index case of Ebola died last night. Two more samples were sent to UVRI and have tested positive. We, therefore, have three confirmed cases of Ebola in Uganda
Uganda Ebola outbreak: case is of a 5-year old boy. He's been isolated in Bwera hospital in the western town of Kasese.
