Amid more than 3,000 confirmed and probable cases, the death toll climbed above 2,000, according to government data released on Friday.
Tag: Ebola Virus
Ebola Outbreak Spreads to 3rd Province in Eastern Congo
Two new cases were confirmed in South Kivu, according to the Health Ministry.
A Cure for Ebola? Two New Treatments Prove Highly Effective in Congo
The therapies saved roughly 90 percent of the patients who were newly infected, a turning point in the decades-long fight against the virus.
Year After Latest Ebola Outbreak, New Cases Emerge in Congo
In Goma, two more people were confirmed to have been infected by the virus, and neighboring Rwanda temporarily shut its border crossing with the city.
Congo Official Says 2nd Ebola Victim in Goma Has Died
A man became the second confirmed Ebola case in the Congolese city of two million, and an official said there appeared to be no link between the case and a previous one announced earlier this month.
In Congo, a New Plan to Fight Ebola Follows a Government Power Struggle
After the resignation of the country’s health minister, the president will take over the response to the epidemic and distribute a new vaccine.
Congo’s Health Minister Resigns Over Ebola Approach
Dr. Oly Ilunga, who had overseen the nearly year-old response to the Ebola crisis, resigned after the government reassigned that responsibility.
Ebola Outbreak in Congo Is Declared a Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization issued the order; the virus has infected more than 2,500 people and killed nearly 1,700.
Earlier Ebola Outbreaks, and How the World Overcame Them
Hemorrhagic fever inspires almost mythic terror, but whether it can be beaten depends more on people than on medical advances.
Ebola Outbreak Reaches Major City in Congo, Renewing Calls for Emergency Order
The year-old outbreak has now reached Goma, a heavily populated city near the border with Rwanda. The W.H.O. will ask experts again to decide whether to issue a declaration that could increase funding to fight the disease spread.