First person vaccinated during trial of new Ebola jab
A volunteer was injected on Friday with the first dose of a rapidly developed vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola driving a deadly…
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A volunteer was injected on Friday with the first dose of a rapidly developed vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola driving a deadly…
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The World Health Organization warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than during any previous outbreak of…
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has now claimed 600 lives, figures published by the World Health…
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The trials will start at a hospital in DRC’s northeastern Ituri province.
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There have been 896 confirmed cases so far in the DRC, including 232 confirmed deaths.
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Uganda has recorded 19 cases, including two deaths, in nearly a month.
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At least one person was killed as Kenyan police fought violent running battles and fired tear gas Tuesday at hundreds of people protesting against an Ebola…
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While some suspected cases have been confirmed, many more ‘have been cleared out’ from the data.
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DRC, Uganda and South Sudan recently adopted a $319-million response plan to the outbreak.
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Two patients who recently arrived in Brazil from African countries have been put in isolation after showing symptoms linked to Ebola, officials said, raising…
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The current epidemic centers on the conflict-wracked eastern DRC.
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The Bureau of Quarantine will tighten screening procedures for travelers arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
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BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — A United States doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been admitted to a German hospital that will…
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The United States was attempting to evacuate six additional people for health monitoring.
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Geneva (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said Tuesday he was “deeply concerned” by an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
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The World Health Organization on Tuesday voiced concern about the "scale and speed" of an Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 130 people in the Democratic…
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The Department of Health (DoH) said it is coordinating with the World Health Organization (WHO) following the declaration of Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic…
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'The Bundibugyo strain has no vaccine, no specific treatment.'
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