World Cup hosts agree steps to counter Ebola threat after WHO declares public health emergency of international concern
The Ministry has also circulated a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) covering disease surveillance, sample collection, storage and referral mechanisms for suspected Ebola cases
An outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo involves a rare strain and is in an area affected by conflict.
An outbreak in DR Congo has been declared a health emergency, with almost 250 suspected cases reported.
An Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain has killed dozens in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80 as authorities warned there was no vaccine for the strain in a crisis that the World Health Organization declared an international health emergency on Sunday. A total of 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever have been reported, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) said in an update on Saturday. The Geneva-based WHO said early on Sunday the outbreak...
The agency added that the outbreak, with around 246 cases and 80 deaths, does not meet the criteria of pandemic emergency.