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DRC Ebola trial tests therapies as outbreak spreads

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has opened patient enrollment in a clinical trial for Bundibugyo virus disease as confirmed Ebola cases rose to 1,708, including 580 deaths. Government data showed the latest totals on...
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DR Congo Ebola cases rise to 1,307 with 377 deaths

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo reported 1,307 confirmed Ebola cases and 377 deaths late Monday, marking another rise in the outbreak in the country’s east. Authorities have recorded cases in Ituri, North Kivu and...
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Congo Ebola cases rise as outbreak widens

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Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have risen to 896, including 232 deaths, according to the latest government situation data. The increase included 21 new confirmed cases and six new deaths...
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Ebola cases in DR Congo rise as WHO warns on spread

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Confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo have risen to 689, with 139 deaths, as health authorities confront a fast-moving outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus. The World Health Organization has warned that transmission remains active across eastern provinces....
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DR Congo Ebola cases rise to 598 as deaths reach 115

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported 598 confirmed  Ebola cases and 115 deaths in its latest update on the outbreak in the country’s east. The Ministry of Health said 22 patients had recovered....
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Global health bodies seek $518 million for Ebola response

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Africa’s top public health body and the World Health Organization launched a $518 million Ebola response plan on June 5, as health authorities worked to contain a Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the...
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WHO says Congo Ebola response improves as challenges remain

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The World Health Organization (WHO) said the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is showing measurable progress, while warning that the outbreak remains difficult to contain in areas affected by insecurity, population...
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Uganda Ebola cases rise to 15 after six new infections

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Uganda has confirmed six new cases of Ebola, raising the country’s total in the current outbreak to 15, the Ministry of Health said, as authorities continue tracing infections linked to previously confirmed patients. The new...
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Ebola outbreak in DRC reaches 282 confirmed cases

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Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have risen to 282, with 42 confirmed deaths, after health authorities recorded new positive test results in the country’s latest outbreak. The updated tally places...
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Measles outbreak in Bangladesh passes 60,000 cases

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Bangladesh’s measles outbreak has crossed 60,000 suspected cases and moved to the brink of 500 child deaths, according to the latest figures attributed to the Directorate General of Health Services. The national count since March...