The Ugandan government is now reporting seven suspected cases of Ebola. The boy is said to have travelled across the border with his family from DR Congo on Sunday. He was then taken to a Ugandan ...
earlier detection and better coordination between local and international responders in DR Congo. Click to hear from Ebola responder Dr. Mory Keita, WHO Field Coordinator in Beni, DRC. The WHO's ...
An Ebola epidemic raging in eastern DR Congo marks its first year on Thursday in a mood of fear mingled with hope that fresh money and a change of leadership will turn the tide. So far ...
Human-to-human transmission occurs through body fluids. Its main symptoms are fever, vomiting, hemorrhage, and diarrhea. DR Congo has experienced 14 Ebola epidemics.
Part of a team flown in to fight the deadly virus in 1976, Dr. Breman also worked to stamp out tropical diseases like ...
Rwanda says DR Congo claims against Apple are 'baseless ... Vaccines have been increasingly important in curbing recent Ebola outbreaks. Health authorities vaccinated more than 1,800 people ...
An Ebola epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo marked its first anniversary on Thursday with two more cases in the densely-populated frontier city of Goma and accusations by ...
He had little political experience when Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ... COVID-19 pandemic, two Ebola outbreaks, resurgent ...
From flu to coronavirus to the ominously-named 'Disease X', epidemiologists around the world have ranked what they believe ...
Many experts believe it is only a matter of time before “Disease X” arrives, and that it is likely to be 20 times more lethal ...
Myfanwy James is an Assistant Professor in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies. Her work examines the politics of humanitarian intervention in contexts of conflict and displacement, ...