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US doctor who contracted Ebola in the DRC flown to Germany for treatment

DRC flown to Germany for treatment An American doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been flown to [Germany](https://www.theguardian.com/world/germany) for treatment, along with his wife and four

WHO says 600 suspected cases, 139 deaths in growing Ebola outbreak

DRC declared its previous epidemic over. WHO emergencies chief Chikwe Ihekweazu said at the same news conference that the organisation’s “absolute priority now is to identify all the existing chains of transmission”. “That will

Ebola, hantavirus: Is the world prepared for the next pandemic?

Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a “public health emergency of international concern”, setting off alarm bells around the world. The WHO’s announcement on Sunday came

WHO to hold emergency committee meeting as Ebola death toll rises to 131

outbreak with a strain that does not have countermeasures, we are going to advise on the ‌best approach to take,” said Dr Mosoka Fallah, acting director of the science department at the Africa Centres

More die of suspected Ebola as WHO warns that numbers will rise further

DRC is much larger," the WHO chief added. The first known case was a nurse who developed symptoms and died on 24 April, in Ituri's provincial capital Bunia. The body was repatriated to Mongwalu

How contagious is Ebola? And how worried should you be about the current outbreak?

news. "It doesn't transmit by the airborne route," says Karan. "So, it's not nearly as contagious as COVID-19 or measles." Bhadelia says the data back that up: "The number of people that