Uganda has declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less than four months after the first case was confirmed in the country’s central Mubende district on 20 September 2022. Uganda’s Minister of Health. Dr Jane…
Congo urges calm after latest Ebola case
DR Congo on Sunday announced a “resurgence” of Ebola in its troubled east after a woman died of the disease, just three months after authorities declared the end of the country’s latest outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) said it…
Measles: In Ebola’s shadow, a quiet killer is on a rampage in DRC
Three months ago, Alphonsina Ekima emerged from the narrow jungle path leading to her village in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to find a huddle of people gathered around her house. Confused, she asked her neighbours what was happening.…
Liberian Bat Carries Ebola Virus, The First In West Africa
Liberian health officials say that the deadly Ebola virus, the reason for the epidemics, was found in a West African bat, the first in the region. This isn’t the first time it was seen in bats, though, as the animals has…
EBOLA SURVIVORS SUE GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE OVER MISSING MILLIONS
Stewardship of $15m in foreign support for deadly outbreak under scrutiny as officials are accused of failing to honour promises Two Ebola survivors are to sue the government of Sierra Leone in the first international court case intended to throw light on…
WHO declares an end to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the most recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The announcement comes 42 days (two 21-day incubation cycles of the virus) after the…