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Fear and suspicion hinder Congo medics in Ebola battle

Health officials working hard to get out accurate information about deadly hemorrhagic fever but face significant mistrust.

26 May 2018 8:07 AM

WHO lauded for fast Ebola action in Congo

So far, 52 confirmed, likely or suspected cases of the deadly virus have been registered in DRC, including 22 deaths.

25 May 2018 9:17 PM

Congo Ebola outbreak: Confirmed cases rise to 31, Catholic priest infected

Ebola spreads through contact with bodily fluids and is both highly infectious and extremely lethal.

25 May 2018 4:27 PM

Nipah is deadly, stay alert

To dismiss it as a local phenomenon, as officials with an eye on Kerala tourism termed it, is dangerous.

25 May 2018 2:19 AM

2 more dead; 7 new cases confirmed in Congo Ebola outbreak

One of the deaths occurred in Mbandaka, according to a daily healthy ministry bulletin.

23 May 2018 8:29 AM

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Congo Ebola outbreak: Nurse becomes 27th victim to die from deadly virus

The nurse's death brings the toll to 27, with 49 cases of hemorrhagic fever, of which 22 have been confirmed as Ebola.

22 May 2018 3:06 PM

Congo prepares for first Ebola vaccinations as 26 die from virus

UN's WHO put death toll at 26, with three new cases in country's sprawling northwest confirmed by the country's health minister.

21 May 2018 1:22 PM

Congo to begin Ebola vaccinations on Monday

An Ebola epidemic killed more than 11,300 people in West Africa in 2013 to 2016.

21 May 2018 9:22 AM

14 confirmed Ebola cases in Congo as WHO holds emergency meeting

The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting on Friday and called the risk to the public in Congo "very high".

18 May 2018 1:39 PM

Ebola outbreak in Congo: Are we better prepared this time?

So far, 21 people have been reported to have hemorrhagic fever – a symptom of Ebola – of whom 17 have died.

12 May 2018 10:34 AM

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Ebola outbreak hits Congo, WHO to send vaccines to fight virus

WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus in Twitter post said agreement was made in a phone call with Congo's health minister on Thursday.

12 May 2018 9:02 AM

Mass vaccinations can't prevent Ebola outbreaks

Ebola virus outbreak control depends on surveillance and the isolation of cases, according to the study.

11 May 2018 8:26 AM

Mass vaccinations can't prevent Ebola outbreaks

Here is what a new study has found.

10 May 2018 8:41 PM

17 deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed

It is the ninth time Ebola has been recorded in the central African nation, whose eastern Ebola river gave the deadly virus its name.

09 May 2018 8:29 AM

Novel antibody therapy may help fight Ebola

Researchers found that using adeno-associated virus (AAV) to deliver antibodies was effective at keeping Ebola virus infection at bay.

07 Mar 2018 4:32 PM

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Human reproductive organs can get infected by ebola virus, says study

Prior studies of survivors have revealed sexual transmission of Ebola virus, and that viral RNA can persist in semen following recovery.

10 Feb 2018 10:32 AM

Bleeding eye Fever kills 4, feared to be worse than Plague

Health chiefs warn spread of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever could be ‘catastrophic’.

16 Jan 2018 12:48 PM

Enzyme that could stop Ebola virus from spreading identified

The virus uses the host factor enzyme PP2A-B56 to start producing proteins.

30 Dec 2017 6:40 PM

Experimental Ebola vaccines found safe, effective

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12 Oct 2017 8:51 PM

Ebola vaccines show promise against hemorrhagic fever in new study

Report in New England Journal of Medicine is first full account of a large-scale effort to test what could be first vaccine against Ebola.

12 Oct 2017 8:18 AM

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