How Ebola became the deadliest outbreak in DR Congo’s history

Conflict, delayed detection, and mistrust are complicating efforts to contain the virus in eastern DR Congo.

Mapped: Worst regions hit by deadly UK salmonella outbreak as cases rise

There have been more than 200 cases of salmonella in the past year

By Rebecca Whittaker

Congo Ebola outbreak far from being under control: WHO chief

GENEVA (AFP) -- The Ebola outbreak in Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic of the disease and risks spreading to more countries, the head of the World Health Organization warned Tuesday. "We must be frank: the epidemic is far from being under control," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an emergency meeting on the outbreak. "It had a big head start, and we are still playing catch-up." His comment came after Congo said Monday that the outbreak had killed more than 2

By The Korea Herald

Dr. Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’: WHO chief

Congolese officials said on Monday that the outbreak had killed over 2,300 people out of nearly 5,000 cases, making it the deadliest in the country's history.

WHO raises alarm as Bundibugyo virus outbreak nears 5,000 cases

… 2,300 dead as epidemic spreads across 55 health zones in DRC … Says outbreak moving at “unprecedented speed” .. Two new vaccines enter human trials as response races against time By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday warned that the deadly Bundibugyo virus disease epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo […] The post WHO raises alarm as Bundibugyo virus outbreak nears 5,000 cases appeared first on Vanguard News.

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