DR Congo Ebola death toll surpasses 2,000
DR Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly, with the death toll surpassing 2,000.
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Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record
At least 2,000 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues.
Over 2,000 dead in DR Congo as virus gathers pace
Authorities in the DRC say the Ebola virus is killing faster than any outbreak on record.
At least 2,000 die in DR Congo's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record
At least 2,000 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak – the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data – as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues.
DRC Ebola death toll passes 2,000 amid fastest-growing outbreak on record
A total of 4,381 cases across five provinces have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of Tuesday.
New Ebola vaccine trial launches as outbreak spreads in DR Congo
Clinical trial of the Zaire Ebolavirus vaccine Ervebo to be investigated against the current Bundibugyo strain. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Viagem.
Mortes por ebola na República Democrática do Congo superam 2 mil
Pelo menos duas mil pessoas morreram no surto de ebola no Congo, sendo considerada a epidemia da doença que avança mais rapidamente na história. E, em meio a alta de casos, as autoridades de saúde enfrentam dificuldades para levar ajuda a regiões remotas devido ao conflito com re
WHO says Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared
The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said Monday as responders in eastern Congo struggle to catch up.
Ebola started 3 months earlier than official declaration
The WHO says that sequencing shows that the fast moving Ebola outbreak in DR Congo started about 3 months before the emergency was officially declared in May. Also, its crunch week for Zambia as voters gear up for elections. And a Rwandan mine has become one of the US's main supp
WHO urges Ervebo vaccine trial in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
WHO vaccine experts on Friday recommended a full-scale human trial of the only existing approved Ebola vaccine to see if it offers cross-protection against a deadly strain spreading in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: Could a vaccine soon be available to the public?
The Ervebo vaccine has proved safe and effective against the more common Zaire strain of the Ebola virus, and World Health Organization experts say early data, notably from animal trials, suggest it may also offer some protection against the rarer Bundibugyo strain, which is spre
Researchers help identify new Ebola variant and potential treatment
When the World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in May, scientists around the world mobilized to help. Among them were researchers at Dalhousie University.