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Violence halts Ebola response as Beni fatalities climb

Violence halts Ebola response as Beni fatalities climb

The Ministry of Health in Democratic Republic of Congo reports at least 12 people were killed and a dozen kidnapped in Beni by an armed rebel group long active in the same region where health workers are trying to contain the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. The clashes between…

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WHO: Ebola in DRC alarming but not yet an international emergency

WHO: Ebola in DRC alarming but not yet an international emergency

The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss the Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, and concluded that the growing Ebola threat does not yet meet the threshold for a “public health emergency of international concern” designation. The assessment of the risk…

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DRC takes new tack in troubled Beni as Ebola cases increase

DRC takes new tack in troubled Beni as Ebola cases increase

With the Ebola virus death toll now at 130 in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s health minister announced Saturday a new approach in seeking to contain the outbreak in the face of security challenges. Dr. Oly Ilunga said health workers are turning to community-based teams to help…

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DRC quells rumors of Ebola spread to Uganda, death toll at 106

The Ebola virus has now claimed 106 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as World Health Organization workers return to the work of trying to contain its spread after a pause prompted by violence in the city of Beni. “WHO and partners are able to move more freely, though…

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Ebola death toll reaches 100 as DRC violence complicates response

Violence in Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo is hindering the Ebola response in the region, where World Health Organization workers remained on lockdown Monday after 21 people died over the weekend, most of them civilians. Authorities say Ugandan rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group that…

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Ebola in DRC: Workers attacked, supplies destroyed by Beni youth

The race to contain the Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo took a difficult turn Sunday as a team of health workers was attacked in Beni, adding to the security and access concerns for workers in the volatile North Kivu province. Officials say a team’s vehicle was attacked by…

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