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Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed 2,325 people among 4,945 cases, making it the country’s deadliest outbreak on record and the fastest-growing globally. The WHO warned of an exceptional pace amid healthcare challenges, misinformation and insecurity, while response efforts are being significantly scaled up

The WHO said the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record in eastern Congo began in February, months before its May declaration. Confirmed cases have reached 4,200, including over 1,900 deaths, while conflict, misinformation, healthcare shortages and delayed diagnosis complicate containment efforts

Eastern Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,700 people, making it the fastest-growing epidemic on record. Health officials cite widespread community transmission, insecurity, funding shortages and delayed contact tracing as major challenges, while treatment trials have begun in the worst-hit Ituri province

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported 710 confirmed Ebola cases and 149 deaths amid a rapidly expanding outbreak. Authorities denied rumors of a lockdown, while health teams intensify surveillance, vaccination, contact tracing, and treatment efforts to contain transmission

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A Sudanese student admitted to Gandhi Hospital’s Ebola isolation ward has tested negative, easing concerns after three suspected cases were reported. Two patients have now tested negative, while results for the third are awaited.

A Sudanese passenger admitted to Gandhi Hospital's Ebola isolation ward after developing a mild fever upon arrival at RGIA has tested negative for the virus. Hospital authorities said the patient will be discharged soon, while two other test reports are awaited.

A passenger from Sudan exhibiting symptoms consistent with Ebola has been shifted to Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad after arriving at RGIA Shamshabad. Samples have been sent to NIV Pune for testing, while authorities have strengthened surveillance at entry points.

Ebola is a serious viral disease with a high fatality rate that spreads through contact with infected body fluids. Health authorities are closely monitoring the Bundibugyo strain due to ongoing outbreaks in Africa and concerns over the absence of approved vaccines.

India has advised citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Congo, Uganda and South Sudan following an Ebola outbreak linked to the Bundibugyo virus strain. The WHO has declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern amid fears of regional transmission.

The Trump administration announced immediate entry restrictions for non-US citizens traveling from parts of Africa after an American citizen tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.

Statisticians worldwide have started calculating the probability of a Covid-like extreme event happening in the years to come

Emmanuel Ainebyoona, Ministry of Health spokesperson told Xinhua news agency by telephone that some of the affected workers would stay home for 21 days.

Kinshasa: A new Ebola case has been confirmed in Congo’s northwest Equateur Province in the city of Mbandaka, Congo health authorities said Saturday, declaring an outbreak nearly four months after the last one ended in the central African nation. The one case was confirmed in a 31-year-old man who began experiencing symptoms on April 5 […]

Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a rare but severe, often fatal illness in humans

The infected patients have been kept in isolation in treatment centres, the health ministry said.

Speaking at TiE Global Summit, Shantha Biotechnics founder Varaprasada Reddy says rushing vaccine development will endanger mankind

The World Health Organization said the latest outbreak had killed 55 people among 119 confirmed and 11 probable cases since it began in June.

Researchers explore possibility of utilising antiserum derived from the animals as a therapeutic in Covid treatment