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Inside epicenter of Ebola outbreak in DRC

Inside the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in DRC as the virus spreads

Hélène Akilimali says she’s taking every precaution against contracting Ebola, but the Congolese cocoa seller can’t control how others behave.

International Rescue Committee · 8d

Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda: What you need to know

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‘Every health facility said they were full’: alarm over rapid spread of Ebola in DRC

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Doctor who survived Ebola says there needs to be ‘less lip service and more boots on the ground’

The deadly Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Factbox-Countries Tighten Travel Rules as Ebola Risk Rises

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Ebola needs swift response to prevent catastrophe - DR Congo governor

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WHO warns of ‘catastrophic collision’ between Ebola and Congo conflict

"Frontline workers are risking everything, while attacks on health facilities make tracking cases and their contacts nearly impossible," he said.

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Medical shortages complicate Ebola fight in Congo

News Tribune · 17h

WHO says Congo’s Ebola outbreak is ‘outpacing’ response

Africanews on MSN

DRC asks FIFA to refund World Cup tickets over US Ebola travel restrictions

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is asking FIFA to refund its fans for World Cup tickets due to health restrictions over the Ebola outbreak.

With Ebola "spreading rapidly" in Congo, WHO upgrades national risk level to "very high"

The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."

Al Jazeera

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Provincial gov’t in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, has banned public gatherings to stop spread of virus. Efforts to stop the latest outbreak of the deadly disease have been hampered by armed conflict in eastern DR Congo. The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has a fatality rate of up to 50 percent and no approved vaccine as yet.

ZAWYA

Statement of the International Contact Group for the Great Lakes (ICG) on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Forbes

DRC: Cholera Epidemic Rapidly Spreading Across The Country

Over the last year, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embattled by a new wave of conflict and atrocity crimes. At the beginning of the year, M23 rebels seized several regions, including Goma, the provincial capital, and other regions, which ...

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Should you worry about the Ebola outbreak? Here’s what the numbers tell us

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is spreading fast and presents a high risk at a national and regional level, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.