DRC

‘This is a fire’: DRC Ebola outbreak is fastest-growing ever, warns WHO

Why this mattersThird-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded.Most new infections come from unknown transmission chains.Virus has spread beyond the original outbreak…

2 weeks ago

Ebola continues to spread in DRC as death toll passes 500, WHO warns

The outbreak’s “true scale has not yet been fully established,” said Dr. Anne Ancia, WHO’s representative to the DRC.“We would like to say…

3 weeks ago

‘Some question if Ebola is real’: how trust is central in fighting DRC outbreak

Since the outbreak was declared on 15 May, considerable progress has been made on testing capacities, Tarik Jašarević, spokesperson for…

1 month ago

Building trust and lab testing at the heart of DRC Ebola response: WHO

The fast-moving outbreak, which has also spread to neighbouring Uganda, is caused by the rare and deadly Bundibugyo strain of the…

2 months ago

DRC Ebola outbreak: hundreds of suspected cases, no vaccine

WHO’s representative in DRC, Dr Anne Ancia, told reporters in Geneva that there are more than 500 suspected cases including…

2 months ago