Congo is tackling a dangerous new strain of Ebola that has already taken about 120 lives. The country will open three special treatment centers in the Ituri province, a move aimed at stopping the spread. The World Health Organization has sent an expert team to help, showing international suppo
Fresh Ebola cases in Central Africa and a surprise hantavirus scare on a ship show why African nations are rethinking how they protect public health. Over the past few years, governments got most of their disease-fighting cash from outside donors, but that money has dropped sharply. The United State
A major prayer event in Washington D. C. recently made headlines not just for its size or message, but for the strong words of one speaker. A well-known religious leader used a recorded address to describe the country as deeply troubled, pointing to social changes as proof of moral decline. These co
Health experts are sounding alarms over fresh Ebola cases in two African nations, pushing the World Health Organization to raise an international alert. The outbreak centers on regions in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where suspected infections have raised concerns. In Congo’s Ituri p
Health officials in the U. S. are ramping up efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa after international health authorities raised alarms. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending more experts to Congo and Uganda to help track cases and stop the virus from spreading
The latest Ebola flare‑up is unfolding in a war‑torn region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where violence and instability make disease control extremely difficult. The virus at play is the Bundibugyo strain, a rare type that has caused only two previous outbreaks in 2007 and 2012. Because it i
The World Health Organization has declared a worldwide health emergency after the Ebola virus spread in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The alert follows reports that a province in northeastern Congo has seen many suspected deaths linked to the virus. Health officials con
The World Health Organization has quickly declared the Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, only two days after it was first confirmed. This swift action is unusual; since 2005 the WHO has raised this alarm
The World Health Organization has named the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency that matters worldwide. Around 80 people may have died, and nine cases were confirmed in laboratories. The virus is the Bundibugyo strain, which does not h
The African Union’s health agency announced that the Ebola virus has spread across Ituri, a province in eastern Congo. Ninety‑plus deaths have been reported, though only four were confirmed by lab tests. Of the 246 suspected cases, thirteen have now been verified as true infections. The outbreak
