Ebola
Several countries across the region have tightened border controls and intensified health surveillance measures following the spread of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, raising fresh concerns over regional public health security. The outbreak, which was officially declared in the DRC on May 15, has prompted […]
Italian health authorities are investigating two suspected Ebola cases in the northern city of Milan after two aid workers recently returned from humanitarian assignments in Uganda, raising renewed concerns over the cross-border spread of the deadly virus. According to Italian media reports, the man and woman — both from the city of Como — began […]
Health authorities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are racing to trace 18 suspected Ebola patients who disappeared after an angry mob attacked and partially burned an Ebola treatment centre, heightening fears of a possible surge in infections. The attack unfolded on Friday night in the town of Mongbwalu, where furious residents stormed a treatment […]
A rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed at least 131 people, with authorities recording more than 513 suspected cases as the deadly virus spreads across multiple regions of the country. Health officials warn that the outbreak is expanding beyond initially affected areas, heightening fears of wider transmission and […]
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