Articles filed under Ebola
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Deadly attack amid Ebola outbreak stalls containment effortsOct 21, 2018 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Congolese rebels killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack at the epicenter of the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, Congo's militar...
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'Dark day': Congo rebels kill 2 health agents fighting EbolaOct 20, 2018 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Congo's health minister called it a "dark day" for everyone fighting the deadly Ebola outbreak after rebels shot and killed two medical agents with t...
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AP Explains: Why Congo's latest Ebola outbreak is worryingOct 17, 2018 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The World Health Organization has announced that Congo's latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus is not yet considered a global health emergency. S...
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UN: Ebola outbreak is worrying but not a global emergencyOct 17, 2018 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization says it is "deeply concerned" by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo but the situation does not yet warrant being declared a ...
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WHO convenes emergency meeting on Congo's Ebola outbreakOct 15, 2018 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The World Health Organization says it is convening a meeting on Wednesday to determine whether Congo's latest Ebola outbreak constitutes a public hea...
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Battles over safe Ebola burials complicate work in CongoOct 13, 2018 7:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - A runaway hearse carrying an Ebola victim has become the latest example of sometimes violent community resistance complicating efforts to contain a Co...
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Congo reports 5 new Ebola deaths; UN worker is infectedOct 12, 2018 7:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - Congo is reporting five new confirmed Ebola deaths in its latest outbreak, while a worker with the United Nations peacekeeping mission is among severa...
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Rate of new Ebola cases has doubled since SeptemberOct 11, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The rate of new Ebola cases has more than doubled since September after rebel violence in northeastern Congo caused response efforts to be briefly suspende...
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Alarm as Red Cross workers attacked in Congo Ebola effortsOct 04, 2018 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The international community is sounding new alarm after three Red Cross workers were attacked while trying to contain the latest deadly Ebola outbr...
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Risk of Ebola's spread from Congo now 'very high,' WHO saysSep 29, 2018 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The risk of the deadly Ebola virus spreading from Congo is now "very high" after two confirmed cases were discovered near the Uganda border, the Worl...