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Dead and injured following attacks on Ebola responders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Two attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have killed 4 workers responding to the Ebola outbreak and injured 5 others.
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End in sight, but flare-ups likely in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Remarks by Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall, World Health Organization Assistant Director-General, Emergency Response Good afternoon. I hope that your busy week was interrupted, like mine, with a moment of joy on Tuesday. That moment was the celebration of a woman being discharged from an Ebola treatment centre in Beni. Her name is Masika. She was the last person in the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirmed to have Ebola. Health workers and other responders sacrificed a lot to get to this point. Since the outbreak was declared in August 2018 there have been 420 attacks on health facilities in DRC, r
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Woman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in Kenya
She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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WHO announces start of Ebola vaccine clinical trial in DR Congo
A clinical trial begins to test the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of multiple vaccines.
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Kenya announces second Ebola death, says ‘no evidence’ of community spread
The Ebola outbreak has now spread to four countries across eastern, central and western Africa.
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WHO releases guidelines to help countries maintain essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems worldwide. The rapidly increasing demand on health facilities and health care workers threatens to leave some health systems overstretched and unable to operate effectively. Previous outbreaks have demonstrated that when health systems are overwhelmed, mortality from vaccine-preventable and other treatable conditions can also increase dramatically. During the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak, the increased number of deaths caused by measles, malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis attributable to health system failures exceeded deaths from Ebola [1,2]. “Th
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Ebola: Kenya announces second death
Kenyan health officials said the 65-year-old woman was a close relative of a man who died of Ebola last month. The woman developed symptoms while under quarantine in Nairobi.
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Building collapse in Nairobi search for survivors under way
In tonight's programme, scramble to get through rubble to trapped survivors after a more than 10 storeys building being built in Nairobi goes down. Also, Kenya says that there's been a second Ebola death. Earlier this week it had logged 9 cases so far, all traced back to its first Ebola patient who died earlier this month. And in finally the 11th edition of the iconic contemporary art festival Also known as Africa taking place in Paris, we speak to Cape Verde's artist Amadeo Carvalho.
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Uganda says it has no active Ebola cases, but infections in Kenya and Nigeria are prompting fresh scrutiny
Health officials are investigating whether Ebola patients in Kenya and Nigeria crossed paths at Uganda's main airport as conflicting accounts cloud the source of one infection.
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Africa faces 'complex' Ebola outbreak after spread to Nigeria: WHO
The World Health Organization warned Thursday that Africa faced a "complex" Ebola outbreak after the virus crossed from east Africa to Nigeria, marking the first case in the west of the continent.
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Woman with Ebola in Nigeria confirmed as wife of Swiss diplomat
Her husband is currently in isolation but has not developed any symptoms, Swiss officials say.
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WHO warns ‘more complex’ Ebola outbreak now present in 3 African countries
Health officials are investigating where Nigeria's first patient, confirmed this week, was infected.
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Africa CDC calls crisis meeting as Ebola spreads
African health officials will hold a crisis meeting as the Ebola outbreak spreads from Congo to neighboring countries and beyond. The "extraordinary virtual meeting" will convene on October 28.
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Sudan's war escalates as UN warns of wider regional crisis
In tonight's edition: Sudan's brutal war continues to take a devastating regional toll, as a drone strike in Abyei reportedly kills 153 people. We speak to the UN envoy for Sudan following an emergency international meeting on the escalating crisis. Also, health authorities prepare to coordinate a response as Ebola cases emerge in Nigeria and rise in Kenya. Finally, 10 years after Cameroon’s deadliest railway disaster, families of the 79 victims are still fighting for justice, saying their pain has yet to be acknowledged.
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Nigeria’s first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say
The Bundibugyo strain outbreak is the DR Congo's deadliest ever and has now reached West Africa for the first time.
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Nigeria's first Ebola patient holidayed in Uganda, officials say
The wife of a diplomat based in Abuja travelled to Kampala for a vacation.
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Nigeria confirms Ebola case linked to East Africa
The female patient, who sources have told the BBC is not Nigerian, is in isolation and in an Abuja hospital.
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Nigeria records its first Ebola case amid rapid regional spread
After Kenya and Uganda, Nigeria has now announced its first Ebola case – a woman who was admitted to a private hospital in Abuja and travelled from Uganda. The outbreak, which originated in DR Congo in May, has been described by health officials as thefastest-spreading on record. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent Sam Olukoya.
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Is Ebola under control in Kenya after nine cases confirmed?
The US has advised its citizens to reconsider travelling to Kenya but the government tries to reassure people.
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Nigeria confirms first Ebola case
In tonight's programme: Nigeria confirms its first Ebola case in the midst of an outbreak that began in DR Congo in mid-May. Also, a former top South African police officer facing sexual grooming and rape charges is denied bail. Finally, São Tomé and Príncipe's rich volcanic soils produce vanilla pods with an entrancing taste unlike those grown anywhere else.