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Traders face big losses after Uganda closes Congo border over Ebola contagion fears

Ugandan authorities have tightened border controls with Congo to prevent Ebola's spread

Traders face big losses after Uganda closes Congo border over Ebola contagion fears
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Congo warns of 'rapid' community spread of Ebola, 71 new cases confirmed

Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday that 71 new Ebola cases were confirmed in a 24-hour period and warned of rapid community transmission of the deadly disease.

Congo warns of 'rapid' community spread of Ebola, 71 new cases confirmed
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US adds $38 million for Ebola as CDC warns outbreak could match 2014

The United States said on Friday it would provide an additional $38 million for Ebola response efforts, as the CDC warned that

US adds $38 million for Ebola as CDC warns outbreak could match 2014
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As Ebola spreads in Congo, a radio station tries to stop health misinformation

In Congo, the battle against the rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola has been complicated by skepticism, attacks on health workers and misinformation

As Ebola spreads in Congo, a radio station tries to stop health misinformation
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US domestic treatment centers ready for Ebola even as Kenya plans persist

Most of the 13 U.S. treatment centers in a government-funded hospital network for severe infectious diseases are ready to handle patients, including those with

US domestic treatment centers ready for Ebola even as Kenya plans persist
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Congo reports attack on Ebola burial team as cases rise

Residents attacked an Ebola burial team in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province this week, forcing responders to abandon a coffin and raising fears

Congo reports attack on Ebola burial team as cases rise
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Americans who test positive for Ebola at Kenya facility could be treated in US, federal officials say

Americans who test positive for Ebola at Kenya facility could be treated in US, federal officials say

Americans who test positive for Ebola at Kenya facility could be treated in US, federal officials say
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'We’re still behind' in Congo's Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO chief says

The World Health Organization chief says Congo's Ebola outbreak had a head start but that testing is improving, even as violence plagues the region

'We’re still behind' in Congo's Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO chief says
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WHO says Ebola response catching up as confirmed DRC cases hit 344

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that the world is "catching up" with the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, where

WHO says Ebola response catching up as confirmed DRC cases hit 344
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US to re-engage with Gavi vaccine alliance amid Ebola outbreak, Rubio says

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US to re-engage with Gavi vaccine alliance amid Ebola outbreak, Rubio says
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Rubio says US is considering naming official to run Ebola response

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Rubio says US is considering naming official to run Ebola response
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Volunteers serve comfort food in a worrying Ebola outbreak

Volunteers for the U.N. food agency are providing crucial support In the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo by cooking

Volunteers serve comfort food in a worrying Ebola outbreak
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WHO says suspected Ebola cases drop to 116 after hundreds ruled out

The World Health Organization said there have been 321 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak and 116

WHO says suspected Ebola cases drop to 116 after hundreds ruled out
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Congo re-opens airport at centre of Ebola outbreak

Democratic Republic of Congo has re-opened the airport in the capital city of the province hit hardest by the ongoing Ebola outbreak, a government statement said,

Congo re-opens airport at centre of Ebola outbreak
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Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge

Congo has confirmed at least 282 Ebola cases in its growing outbreak

Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge
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Merck exec says company is discussing use of COVID antiviral drug in Ebola response

Merck is in discussions with various global health authorities about making its COVID antiviral pill molnupiravir available as an Ebola treatment to

Merck exec says company is discussing use of COVID antiviral drug in Ebola response
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Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccine

Global health organisation CEPI will give roughly $60 million to Moderna and two other groups to accelerate the development of

Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccine
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WHO chief wraps up visit to Ebola-hit Congo, briefs president on response

The head of the World Health Organization on Monday concluded his visit to Democratic Republic of Congo by briefing the president on the response to the

WHO chief wraps up visit to Ebola-hit Congo, briefs president on response
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Hundreds protest against planned US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya

Hundreds of people took to the streets in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki on Monday to protest moves by the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility at a

Hundreds protest against planned US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya
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Ebola recoveries bring signs of hope in DRC as suspected cases emerge outside Africa

Four nurses who were being treated for Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus have been discharged from a hospital in Bunia in the Democratic

Ebola recoveries bring signs of hope in DRC as suspected cases emerge outside Africa
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WHO chief urges safe burials in visit to heart of Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organisation chief travelled on Saturday to the Congolese province hardest hit by an Ebola outbreak, urging residents to seek

WHO chief urges safe burials in visit to heart of Ebola outbreak
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WHO chief visits epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo as cases outpace response

The head of the World Health Organization has visited Bunia in eastern Congo, where a rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly

WHO chief visits epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo as cases outpace response
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WHO chief lands in Congo, saying Ebola outbreak 'can be stopped'

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an Ebola outbreak

WHO chief lands in Congo, saying Ebola outbreak 'can be stopped'
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What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreading

Geography may not provide meaningful protection once an outbreak is already underway.

What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreading