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A 2nd Ebola treatment center is set ablaze in eastern Congo

DRC is no stranger to Ebola outbreaks. Why isn’t there a vaccine or treatment to help now?

The fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo came to the world’s attention only a little more than a week ago and is already the third-largest on record.

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Second Ebola treatment center set on fire in epicenter of disease's outbreak

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A second Ebola treatment center is set ablaze in eastern Congo; 18 patients flee

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A second Ebola treatment centre is set ablaze in eastern Congo, with 18 suspected cases fleeing

A tent used for treatment of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo was set on fire for the second time this week, and 18 people suspected of infection escaped, the local hospital director said Saturday.

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Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their relatives

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Congo's Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and anger

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Congo tightens travel as Ebola spreads and supplies run low

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported 91 confirmed Ebola infections, 867 suspected cases and 204 probable deaths as of Friday.

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Congo reports more than 900 suspected Ebola cases

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How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and anger

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Ugandan Health Officials Report New Ebola Virus Infections, Bringing Cases to 7

Ugandan health authorities on Monday reported two new Ebola cases, bringing the number of infections to seven.

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Ebola outbreak death toll climbs in Congo as new infections confirmed in Uganda

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Uganda confirms two more Ebola cases, taking total to seven

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Ebola patients flee in attacks on Congo health facilities, hobbling response

Doctors operating on the front lines of the fight against Ebola in Congo, already grappling with shortages of basic supplies, are now also having to deal with attacks on their facilities and fleeing p...

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Ebola spreads in the DRC as authorities struggle to contain outbreak

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Avoid non-essential travel to DRC, Uganda, South Sudan: India issues advisory over Ebola outbreak

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Ebola patients flee in attacks on DR Congo health facilities, hobbling response

There is denial of the disease within the population, with some members wanting to claim the bodies of suspected and/or confirmed cases,” a doctor at one hospital said.

Attacks from residents complicate the fight against a rare type of Ebola

Three times in the past week, healthcare facilities have been attacked. On Sunday, angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients, forcing medical staff to evacuate them as gunfire rang out.

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African Health Officials On Ebola: ‘This Is Too Much’ (Live Updates)

Several treatment centers have been destroyed and tensions are rising in Congo, the center of the Ebola outbreak.

WHO chief warns Ebola outbreak 'outpacing us' in urgent scale up

"We are urgently scaling up operations, ‌but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. Ghebreyesus added that countries bordering the Democratic Republic

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Ebola concerns reach Houston as global outbreak intersects with World Cup travel

Officials have said the Ebola risk remains low ahead of World Cup travel. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said the Houston area is prepared.

Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their kin

A local hospital official says that angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of an outbreak in eastern Congo, demanding the bodies of their relatives.

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DR Congo’s neighbors impose Covid-style measures in push to limit Ebola’s spread

Regional concern over the Ebola outbreak intensified Saturday as Uganda confirmed three new cases, while neighboring countries stepped up monitoring measures amid fears of cross-border spread.

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Police fire shots in air to disperse angry crowds at DR Congo Ebola treatment centre

Unrest between crowds trying to reclaim the bodies of suspected Ebola cases and authorities have continued.