Tag: Ebola
Ebola: Kenya records third case, continues contact tracing
Kenya has confirmed a third case of Ebola after a 65-year-old woman tested positive while in quarantine. The woman is a close relative of...
Kenya confirms second Ebola case as contact develops symptoms in quarantine
Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola, involving a 39-year-old man who developed symptoms while in quarantine, 10 days after the country’s first...
Ebola: NCDC warns of importation risk after Kenya confirms first case
Nigeria is reviewing its Ebola preparedness after Kenya confirmed an imported case of the Bundibugyo virus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention...
Kenya confirms first imported Ebola case linked to DRC outbreak
Kenya has confirmed its first imported case of Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus, as the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
DRC Ebola outbreak remains active as death toll reaches 3,779 –...
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains active,...
Ebola spread in DRC linked to delayed detection, insecurity — Africa...
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says delayed detection, diagnostic challenges, insecurity and community mistrust contributed to Ebola’s rapid spread...
Ebola outbreak spreads to 61 health zones in DRC — WHO
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to spread geographically, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) reporting cases...
Ebola: DRC gets 70,000 Ervebo vaccine doses as Bundibugyo outbreak worsens
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has received an initial allocation of 70,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine to support the response...
WHO recommends Phase III trial of Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo virus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended a Phase III trial of an Ebola vaccine to test whether it can protect against Bundibugyo virus...
WHO recommends clinical trial of Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo virus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended that a vaccine called Ervebo be prioritised for a randomised clinical trial against Bundibugyo virus disease in...
