Tag: Ebola
Ebola outbreak in Uganda claims more lives as DRC faces mystery disease
Uganda is grappling with a new Ebola outbreak, marking its sixth detection of the virus, which comes just as a mystery disease is causing growing ... Read More
Uganda accelerates vaccine response as new Ebola case strikes capital
Inside Kampala's bustling medical district, scientists are racing against time to deploy an experimental vaccine following a nurse's death from the Sudan strain of Ebola. ... Read More
Experts dismiss as “absurd” WHO’s excusal of staff sex misconduct in Congo
The restricted approach by the World Health Organization (WHO) in dealing with the misconduct of its staffers during an Ebola outbreak in Congo has been ... Read More
Equatorial Guinea confirms outbreak of deadly Marburg virus, reports 9 casualties
Equatorial Guinea has announced its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a hemorrhagic fever nearly as deadly as Ebola, the World Health Organization (WTO) confirmed ... Read More
Concerned about Ebola, Uganda extends quarantine in outbreak epicenter for 21 days
Uganda has extended a quarantine placed on two districts that are the epicenter of the country's Ebola outbreak by 21 days, with the government asserting ... Read More
Uganda locks down two districts for three weeks in bid to check spread of Ebola
A three-week lockdown has been imposed in Uganda’s two central region districts to curb the spread of Ebola, which has killed 19 people since the ... Read More
Uganda is battling Ebola outbreak again, with death toll climbing to 19
The new Ebola outbreak in Uganda has killed 19 people while five medical staff members that contracted the virus have recovered and been discharged from ... Read More
Ebola cases, fatalities rise in Uganda, as DR Congo declares end to latest outbreak
The 15th outbreak of Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) comes to an end as neighboring Uganda races to tackle a virus ... Read More
Uganda races to halt outbreak of Ebola, with seven cases, one death reported so far
Two days after announcing an outbreak of Ebola, Uganda has confirmed seven cases of the contagious disease, as authorities try to track down 43 contacts ... Read More
UN chief pledges support for DR Congo army, pays tribute to blue helmets
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres who started Saturday a three-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo promised that the UN Peacekeeping Mission in ... Read More