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Ebola deaths surge to 1,000 as mistrust keeps people from health clinics

Health workers describe a large drop in the number of patients as misinformation keeps people away

The Independent UK

Safety fears limit Ebola response in Congo, with more than 12 attacks recorded

Authorities report at least a dozen attacks on health facilities and workers during Congo's Ebola outbreak

The Independent UK

DRC Ebola Outbreak Tops 2,000 Cases as WHO Warns True Toll May Be Twice as High and U.S. Entry Rules Near Expiration

DRC Ebola outbreak exceeds 2,000 cases and 754 deaths. WHO warns true scale may be double. U.S. entry restrictions expire July 21. What travelers need to know.

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Ebola Outbreak Grows to 1,963 Cases as U.S. Renews Travel Restrictions and American Aid Worker Is Evacuated

The DRC Ebola outbreak has reached 1,963 cases and 719 deaths. A second U.S. citizen has been evacuated. Here's what American travelers need to know.

Medical Daily

WHO launches first trial of antiviral to prevent Bundibugyo strain of Ebola

The World Health Organization launched the first clinical trial on Tuesday to test whether an antiviral drug can prevent infection in people exposed to the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the outbreak continues to outpace response efforts and spread beyond known chains of transmission.

France 24

First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC

Two drugs are being trialled in the Ituri region in a programme set up just six weeks after the outbreak was declared, with hopes it will reduce mortality rates

The Guardian - UK

Fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever: how conflict, aid cuts and misinformation fuel a deadly threat

The rapid spread of the virus has been intensified by misinformation and violence towards volunteers and treatment centres

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Congo Ebola deaths rise to 600, as new cases are suspected in a previously unaffected province

Previously unaffected Congo regions report suspected Ebola cases as oubtbreak keeps spreading faster than the response, while healthcare workers are walking off their jobs amid payment delays.

Euronews

Some health workers in Congo's Ebola outbreak go on strike over pay issues as deaths near 600

Healthcare workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are walking off their jobs to protest delays in their payments

The Independent UK

Death toll from DR Congo Ebola outbreak passes 500 as healthcare workers threaten strike

The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 500 people, the UN health agency's figures showed Monday. Healthcare workers in Ituri province, the heart of the outbreak, on Sunday issued a 24-hour notice threatening to strike if the government did not improve their working…

France 24

DR Congo's Ebola outbreak claims 506 lives, cases reach 1,561

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed over 500 lives, with 1,561 confirmed cases and 506 deaths reported. Frontline workers in Ituri province, the outbreak's epicenter, are striking over unpaid benefits, poor working conditions, and inadequate supplies. This outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, lacks approved…

The Times of India

DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 400 deaths as virus reaches major city

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 400 people and continues to spread, with health authorities confirming a first case in the major city of Kisangani, hundreds of kilometres from the epidemic's epicentre in the northeast.

France 24

Ebola Has Now Spread to a Fourth DRC Province Near the South Sudan Border as Regional Health Concerns Grow

Ebola has reached a fourth DRC province, Haut-Uele, bordering South Sudan. 1,274 cases, 360 deaths. Here's why the geographic spread matters and what changes for containment.

Medical Daily

Fears spread of Ebola accelerated by critical lack of water and sanitation – as cases pass 1,000

Hundreds of thousands in DRC’s Ituri province face critically limited access to clean water and sanitation, with recent aid cuts adding to the problem

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DRC announces free healthcare for all illnesses in Ituri as Ebola gains ground

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has announced the introduction of free healthcare for all diseases in Ituri – a pilot project that authorities hope to extend nationwide. This comes as the country struggles to contain an Ebola outbreak, with confirmed cases now at over 1,000.

The Independent UK

Ebola making pregnant women avoid hospital – sparking fears of spike in maternal deaths

Exclusive: Fear is starting to keep pregnant women away from hospitals, in a country that has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world

Radio France Internationale

NGO warns Ebola epidemic is 'outpacing' response efforts in DRC

French NGO Doctors Without Borders warned Monday that "dangerous gaps" remain in efforts to rein in an Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 180 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since the first reported cases a month ago, the virus has spread rapidly, with the situation now critical…

The Guardian - UK

Ebola one month on: will the latest outbreak in DRC become the most deadly yet?

With more than 670 confirmed cases and over 135 deaths, the disease has yet to be contained amid funding shortfalls, fear and disinformation

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Ebola outbreak spreads in DRC as misinformation hampers response

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched an online campaign to tackle growing mistrust surrounding a deadly Ebola outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) says misinformation is hampering efforts to contain the haemorrhagic fever, which broke out in the eastern province of Ituri on 15 May.

Radio France Internationale

‘We’re sitting on a volcano’ warns EU Commissioner after visit to Ebola-hit DRC

As a deadly outbreak of Ebola continues to spread across the Democratic Republic of Congo and the wider Great Lakes region, the European Union has pledged €170m towards the health and humanitarian response. Hadja Lahbib, the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, spoke to RFI on…

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DR Congo warns of 'rapid' community spread of Ebola

The ‌World Health Organisation chief has announced a $US518 million six-month plan to fight Ebola, ‌voicing ‌optimism ⁠the outbreak can be contained.

The Guardian - UK

WHO calls for community cooperation to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes appeal after protests against protocols for handling victims’ bodies in Ituri province

The Economic Times

What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola as cases outpace response

A rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly in Congo and Uganda. The Bundibugyo virus has no approved treatments. Health workers face challenges due to conflict and a distrustful population. International aid is arriving, but the response struggles to keep pace with the escalating crisis. The World Health Organization has declared…

Euronews

WHO chief visits Congo Ebola epicentre Saturday to urge community action

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Ituri on Saturday to back the response against a rare Ebola strain. With over 1,000 suspected cases and 246 deaths, Tedros emphasised the critical need for community work.

France 24

WHO chief visits eastern DR Congo amid Ebola outbreak

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus traveled to Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday to show his support to the residents of the capital of Ituri Province, the epicentre of a severe Ebola virus outbreak. There have been at least 1,077 suspected…

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