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Ebola Update: DR Congo Confirms New Outbreak

August 26, 2014March 23, 2022 Sumiko Mekaru

The fight against the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa has become an increasingly uphill battle as foreign aid workers are pulled out, and a separate

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Update on the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

November 1, 2012March 23, 2022 Robyn Correll Carlyle

The WHO announced Friday that there have been 52 cases and 25 deaths of Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) reported so far in the Orientale Province

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DRC and Ugandan Muslims Banned from Mecca for Fear of Ebola and Cholera

October 22, 2012March 23, 2022 Lauren Edmundson

The Saudi Arabian government has banned people from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from making this year’s pilgrimage to Mecca because of

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Gene Sleuths Identify Novel Hemorrhagic Fever Virus

October 3, 2012March 23, 2022 Katharina Schwan

In 2009, a fifteen-year-old boy walked into a rural health clinic in western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) displaying symptoms of acute hemorrhagic fever,

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Ebola Winds Down in Uganda and Persists in DR Congo

September 5, 2012March 23, 2022 Anna Tomasulo

On Monday, September 3, the World Health Organization stated that the Ebola outbreak in the Kibaale district of Uganda was coming to an end. No

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August 21 Update on Ebola in DR Congo

August 21, 2012March 23, 2022 Anna Tomasulo

This morning, WHO reported 15 suspected cases and ten deaths in the Orientale Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Of the suspected cases, two

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Cholera Hits Hard in the Democratic Republic of Congo

July 18, 2011March 23, 2022 Jane Huston

Cholera continues to affect the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 192 deaths and over 3,000 cases reported by the United Nations. The outbreak began in

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Measles in Review: USA, New Zealand, Angola, DR Congo

March 4, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Measles is one of the leading causes of death in children and one of the most contagious diseases known.  Among susceptible people (those who are

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