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KINSHASA | Xinhua |  The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday declared an end to the latest Ebola outbreak in the country. “The chain of transmission has been stopped. I hereby officially declare the end of the 16th Ebola outbreak in the DRC,” Health Minister Roger Kamba told …

KINSHASA | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday that health authorities could declare the end of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in early December if no new cases are detected before then. The announcement came in a statement from the …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is “showing encouraging signs of decline,” though risks remain, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. According to the latest situation report released by the WHO Regional Office for Africa, a total of 64 …

KINSHASA | Xinhua | The number of new cases in the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been falling in recent weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa said in its latest report, but warned that the next two to three …

Swift action, strong partnerships, and early signs of recovery are fueling optimism in Kasai Province as Congo confronts a new outbreak NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | When the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed a new outbreak of Ebola on Sept.4, memories of past outbreaks came rushing back. Fear …

KINSHASA | Xinhua |  Vaccination against the Ebola virus has begun in the Bulape health zone in the central Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where an outbreak was declared earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Sunday. The ongoing phase of vaccination targets frontline health workers …

Health officials at WHO and Africa CDC are frank that case numbers may rise in the  coming days as teams move from confirmation to containment Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On 4 Sept. 4, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared its 16th outbreak of Ebola virus disease since 1976, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda said on Friday that it is on high alert following an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has so far claimed 15 lives. Henry Kyobe Bosa, incident commander at the Ministry of Health, told …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday declared a new outbreak of Ebola in the central province of Kasai, the country’s 16th since 1976, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that infections might rise further. DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been officially declared Ebola-free. This was at an event held in Mbale city on Saturday, ending an outbreak announced at the end of January when a 32-year-old nurse succumbed to the disease at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Speaking at this event attended …