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Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola cases rise, surpass previous outbreak

Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola cases rise, surpass previous outbreak

Brazzaville – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
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Building on Ebola response to tackle COVID-19 in DRC

Building on Ebola response to tackle COVID-19 in DRC

Brazzaville – The Ebola outbreak in the northeast of the…
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How local testing sped up response to new Ebola outbreak

How local testing sped up response to new Ebola outbreak

Mbandaka – When a young man in his town died of a haemorrhagic…
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How traditional healers became allies in Ebola response

How traditional healers became allies in Ebola response

Beni – At the entrance to the Centre de médecine tradi-moderne du…
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No link between two ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

No link between two ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa/Brazzaville – New genetic sequence analysis by the…
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New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo; WHO surge team supporting the response

Geneva/Brazzaville/Kinshasa - The Government of the Democratic…
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New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed today in the city…
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Delivery in an Ebola treatment centre

Delivery in an Ebola treatment centre

Beni, 7 April 2020 – In Beni General Hospital in the eastern…
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Ebola community health workers trained for the future

Beni, 10 March 2020 – In a small commune of mud and wattle homes in…
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Follow-up of last Ebola contacts ends

Follow-up of last Ebola contacts ends

Beni, 10 March 2020 – The observation period of the last people to…
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