Attackers kill nurse, injure health worker responding to DRC Ebola case
The attack in eastern Dr Congo is the latest on health workers and responders to the deadly Ebola outbreak.
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The attack in eastern Dr Congo is the latest on health workers and responders to the deadly Ebola outbreak.
A pivotal trial of vaccines against the strain of Ebola that is driving a deadly outbreak across parts of Africa has begun in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the epidemic originated and the vast majority of cases and deaths have occurred. The first participant was vaccinated on Friday in Bunia, eastern Congo, with Merck & Co.โs Ervebo shot, which has been approved to guard against a different Ebola species. An experimental alternative developed specifically against Bundibugyo by Moderna...
A clinical trial begins to test the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of multiple vaccines.
The World Health Organization has warned that it could surpass the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which erupted more than a decade ago and killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa.
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.