Tag: #Ebola
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DR Congo Confirms Over 1,500 Ebola Cases as WHO Expands Response and Treatment Trials
Key Developments: The Democratic Republic of the Congo has confirmed 1,502 Ebola cases and 473 deaths, making it the largest recorded Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) says transmission continues in eastern DRC while security challenges are hampering response efforts. A WHO-backed clinical trial has begun to evaluate potential treatments for the Bundibugyo…
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Oxford University starts new Ebola vaccine trials
Oxford University has started Clinical trials for a new Ebola vaccine. The aim in mind is to counter the Zaire and Sudan types of Ebola, which together have resulted in nearly all Ebola outbreaks and deaths worldwide. Oxford University has initiated phase one of its trials, which involves testing the vaccine on human volunteers. Ebola…
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Guinea grapples with a fresh Ebola outbreak
Geneva, March 6 (AFP/APP): As Guinea grapples with a fresh Ebola outbreak, community resistance to measures needed to rein in the deadly virus remains dangerously high, a top Red Cross official has warned. Guinea confirmed the disease was back in mid-February following first deaths the previous month. The west African country and international actors have reacted…
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Ebola death toll hits 4 in DR Congo as people ‘resist’ measures
Goma, DR Congo, Feb 21 (AFP/APP):Four people have died from the hemorrhagic Ebola virus during a new outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Sunday, warning that people are resisting measures to contain the highly contagious disease. Since the epidemic’s resurgence this month, “we have already registered six Ebola cases. We have lost…
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Princess Latifa: UN to question UAE about Dubai ruler’s daughter
The United Nations has said it will raise the detention of Princess Latifa, the daughter of Dubai’s ruler, with the authorities in the United Arab Emirates
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Guinea Ebola Death Toll Rises to Four
The Guinea ebola death toll has risen to four.
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DR Congo Starts Ebola Vaccination after New Outbreak
DR Congo has started an ebola vaccination after a new outbreak.
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Guinea health chief calls Ebola outbreak ‘epidemic’, 7 cases confirmed
Conakry, Feb 14 (AFP/APP):The head of Guinea’s health agency said Sunday that the country was in the midst of an Ebola “epidemic situation” with seven cases confirmed in the West African nation, including three deaths. “Very early this morning, the Conakry laboratory confirmed the presence of the Ebola virus,” Sakoba Keita said after an emergency…
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DR Congo Announces ‘Resurgence’ of Ebola
DR Congo has announced the ‘resurgence’ of Ebola.
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DR Congo’s Latest Ebola Outbreak ‘Under Control’
Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak is under control.