Ebola, Congo and Ugandan health authorities

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A second Ebola treatment center is set ablaze in eastern Congo, with 18 suspected cases fleeing
Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center where people are being treated for the virus, the staff

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Ebola outbreak death toll climbs in Congo as new infections confirmed in Uganda
Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages

Congo faces challenges in Ebola outbreak

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How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and anger
Health authorities have been facing increasing resistance from the community in eastern Congo’s rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak, with two of three Ebola treatment centers having been burned by local residents and burials now being carried out under armed escort.

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Authorities step up Ebola response in rebel areas as Congo battles outbreak
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Congo faces severe challenges amid Ebola outbreak and local discontent

Ebola, Congo and World Cup

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How World Cup team from Ebola-stricken nation aims to get to Houston
Soccer teams from seven different nations are set to play 2026 FIFA World Cup matches in Houston beginning next month. But one nation's team that's set to be in the area might be barred from entering the United States.

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Congo team must isolate to enter United States for World Cup amid Ebola outbreak
WHO declares Ebola ‘very high’ risk in the Congo as US demands country’s World Cup team isolate

Ebola may have killed over 200 people in Congo as violence disrupts response

Ebola may have killed more than 200 people so far in the Democratic Republic of Congo and African officials warned the ...

Police fire shots in air to disperse angry crowds at DR Congo Ebola treatment centre

Unrest between crowds trying to reclaim the bodies of suspected Ebola cases and authorities have continued.

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 ...

Dread and denial at heart of deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak

Unlike other residents of Mongbwalu, a town at the heart of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's latest devastating Ebola outbreak, Laureine Sakiya believes that the blood-letting virus exists ...
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Ebola scare: India issues advisory, 900 suspected cases identified in Congo — symptoms, precautions & more

Since Ebola was first identified in 1976, more than 15,400 individuals have died from the disease worldwide.

DR Congo’s neighbors impose Covid-style measures in push to limit Ebola’s spread

Regional concern over the Ebola outbreak intensified Saturday as Uganda confirmed three new cases, while neighboring ...

Congo suspends mining activities in parts of South Kivu province

JOHANNESBURG, May 25 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo has imposed a three-month suspension of mining activities in parts of the country's South Kivu province, a mines ministry directive ...

Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpass 1,000

The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 1,000, according to the Congolese government.