WHO declares an end to second Ebola outbreak in Guinea
June 21, 2021 | 09:47
The World Health Organization on Saturday officially announced the end of Guinea's second Ebola outbreak which was declared in February and claimed 12 lives.
Japan launches human trial of new Ebola vaccine
December 07, 2019 | 09:51
Japanese scientists will begin the country's first human trial for a new vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus this month, they said Friday (Dec 6).
WHO accused of rationing Ebola vaccine in Democratic Republic of Congo
September 23, 2019 | 14:05
Aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Monday (Sep 23) accused the World Health Organisation of rationing the Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where more than 2,100 people have died of the deadly virus.
Third Ebola case detected in DR Congo's Goma
August 01, 2019 | 16:42
A one-year-old girl became the third patient to test positive for Ebola in the densely-populated DR Congo city of Goma, local officials said on Wednesday (Jul 31), adding that she was the daughter of the second patient who died earlier in the week.
World Bank deploys US$300m to DR Congo to contain Ebola outbreak
July 25, 2019 | 09:05
The World Bank announced on Wednesday (Jul 24) it was deploying another US$300 million in crisis aid for DR Congo to help contain the year-old Ebola outbreak.
Ebola deaths in DR Congo rises to 49 with 2,000 feared 'contacts'
August 20, 2018 | 08:00
The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has now claimed 49 lives since the start of the month, the government has said, and the World Health Organization expects more cases.
Vietnam at low risk of Ebola: experts
June 02, 2018 | 11:18
The risk of the deadly Ebola virus spreading in Vietnam in future is low, said the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre under the Ministry of Health.
WHO says 'high risk' Ebola will spread in DR Congo
May 18, 2018 | 20:36
An Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo has a high risk of spreading internally, the World Health Organization warned on Friday (May 18) ahead of a meeting on whether to declare it an event of international concern.
WHO reports new Ebola case in DR Congo, vaccine this week
May 14, 2018 | 11:30
The head of the World Health Organisation said on Sunday (May 13) there has been another reported case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and that an experimental vaccine to fight the disease is expected to become available in the country this week.
Ebola international health emergency is over: WHO
March 30, 2016 | 11:00
The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa no longer constitutes an international emergency, voicing confidence that remaining isolated cases in the affected countries can be contained.
Ebola death toll rises to 7,693: WHO
December 27, 2014 | 10:10
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen to 7,693 out of 19,695 cases recorded, the World Health Organisation said on Friday (Dec 26).
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