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WHO head ‘deeply concerned’ by Ebola outbreak as cases and deaths surge in DRC

outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there had been at least 500 suspected cases of Ebola and 130 suspected deaths in DRC

A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people

DRC) are concerned about an Ebola outbreak in the country's Ituri province. There are already hundreds of suspected cases

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda a global emergency: What to know

suspected cases.” ## What do we know about past outbreaks? The DRC has experienced at least 17 Ebola

DRC health minister warns ‘very high’ Ebola lethality rate as toll hits 80

DRC) new Ebola disease outbreak, authorities said, as health workers race to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease. Nearly 250 suspected cases

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

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to an estimated 131 deaths from 513 suspected cases

World Health Organization declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency

outbreak was first reported in the DRC's eastern Ituri province on Friday and there are already hundreds of suspected cases, including one that crossed the border into Uganda. The latest strain of the virus

Health officials raise alarm over new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

outbreak of the Ebola virus in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the continent’s top public health body, said

‘It is heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return of Ebola

DRC, where the World Health Organization announced an outbreak of [Ebola](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ebola) last week, are living in growing fear of the possible continued spread of the disease and its deadly impacts, nearly

DRC faces deadly Ebola resurgence amid worsening humanitarian crisis

DRC) is grappling with a new Ebola outbreak just five months after declaring its previous epidemic over. The Bundibugyo strain, a type of Ebola virus first identified in neighbouring Uganda, is highly lethal

This Ebola outbreak raises questions about when it all began -- and the U.S. response

case in the major eastern DRC city of Goma, which is controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5620x3747+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F23%2F1fc0eb494899b1b2b7027daaa4b4%2Febola-2276381440.jpg) To keep Ebola from spreading in this current outbreak, a border health officer

Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

outbreak of Ebola has killed 65 people in the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/congo), according to African health officials. There have been 246 suspected cases of the deadly haemorrhagic fever reported

US says American contracted Ebola in Congo as CDC announces new travel screening measures

cases of Ebola, 336 suspected, and 88 deaths in the DRC. Among the dead are at least four health workers. The CDC said it assessed the immediate risk to the general US public