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Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in Africa's latest outbreak, while Kenya reported its ninth infection, raising fears of further spread across the continent. Africa CDC chief Jean Kaseya warned of an โextremely serious threatโ and urged the international community to send funding, medical supplies and health workers.
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to an eighth province in the countryโs north, authorities said on Sunday. The Health Ministry has recorded two cases, including one death, in Nord-Ubangi province, bordering Central African Republic. The ministry said both patients were men in their 20s living in the Wapinda health zone, which borders Bas-Uele province, where Ebola cases have been reported previously. Authorities have recorded at least 9,400 cases, including more than...
Frontline workers in DR Congo received the Ervebo vaccine on Friday as the countryโs worst ever Ebola outbreak continues to spread. Ervebo is effective against the Zaire strain of Ebola. Authorities hope it will offer some protection against the Bundibugyo strain driving the current outbreak.
Kenya is on high alert as it races to contain Ebola! Linked to a deadly outbreak in the DRC, the virus has reportedly claimed one life in Kenya, with two cases recorded. At the Ugandan border, screenings are intensifying, with travelers undergoing temperature checks and handwashing measures.
20 weeks into the Ebola virus outbreak, health workers have managed to tamp down some of the early hotspot but the virus is still spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo, putting experts under mounting pressure. Jennifer Zabasajja, Bloombergโs Chief Africa correspondent reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday as a measles outbreak spreads through under-immunised rural communities, with 108 cases reported this year. The order expands who can administer MMR vaccines and comes as neighbouring Pennsylvania battles an outbreak that has killed five people.