Articles filed under Ebola
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The Latest: UN says Ebola not yet a global emergencyJun 14, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The Latest on the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda (all times local): 7:30 p.m. The World Health Organization says the Ebola virus outbreak in Congo - wh...
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UN says Ebola outbreak in Congo still not a global emergencyJun 14, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization on Friday said the Ebola outbreak in Congo - which spilled into Uganda this week - is an "extraordinary event" of deep concer...
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Congo pastor likely sparked Ebola outbreak spread to UgandaJun 13, 2019 7:00 am - BWERA, Uganda (AP) - The Congolese pastor who is thought to have caused the Ebola outbreak's spread into Uganda was unknown to health officials before he died of the dis...
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The Latest: More dead in family that brought Ebola to UgandaJun 13, 2019 7:00 am - BWERA, Uganda (AP) - The Latest on the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda (all times local): 10:15 p.m. The Congolese Health Ministry says another child has died of Ebol...
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The Latest: UN committee meets Friday on Ebola emergencyJun 12, 2019 7:00 am - KASINDI, Congo (AP) - The Latest on the Ebola outbreak in Africa (all times local): 6:15 p.m. The World Health Organization says an expert committee will meet on Friday ...
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5-year-old dies of Ebola as outbreak crosses Congo borderJun 12, 2019 7:00 am - KASINDI, Congo (AP) - A 5-year-old boy vomiting blood became the first cross-border victim in the current Ebola outbreak on Wednesday, while his 3-year-old brother and g...
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Uganda confirms first Ebola case outside outbreak in CongoJun 11, 2019 7:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A child in Uganda has tested positive for Ebola in the first cross-border case of the deadly virus since an outbreak started in neighboring Congo ...
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UN says about 25% of Ebola cases could be going undetectedJun 06, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization says it may be missing a quarter of all Ebola cases in eastern Congo as violent unrest complicates detection. That estimate b...
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Alarm as Ebola outbreak reaches 2,000 cases, picks up speedJun 04, 2019 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has surpassed 2,000 cases and is picking up speed. The number of confirmed cases reached the milestone thr...
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Aid group: Most new Ebola cases were not known contactsMay 28, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization emphasized progress in the fight against Ebola in eastern Congo even as Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday that efforts t...