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  New Ebola outbreak in West Congo after COVID-19 and Measles, 4 killed

  World | June 02, 2020 11:48 IST

  The Democratic Republic of the Congo govt on Monday announced the second outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the western city of Mbandaka, in Équateur province. The announcement comes as a long, difficult and complex Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is in its final phase, while the country also battles COVID-19 and the world’s largest measles outbreak.

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  Ebola cases jumps to over 13,700: WHO

  World | October 30, 2014 6:45 IST

  Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Wednesday that 13,703 people have been infected with the Ebola virus since the epidemic began in March.Of that number, 13,676 of the cases were reported from three

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  Ebola death toll climbs to 2,461: WHO

  World | September 17, 2014 7:57 IST

  Geneva: The deadliest Ebola epidemic on record has now infected nearly 5,000 people in west Africa and killed around half of them, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday.The UN health agency said a

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  Nigerian woman under Ebola observation in Madurai hospital

  India | August 28, 2014 7:25 IST

  Madurai: A 34-year-old Nigerian woman has been kept under observation in a special separate ward, set up as a precautionary measure for monitoring suspected Ebola cases, at the Government Rajaji Hospital here.Stating this on Wednesday,

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  Congo confirms six Ebola cases

  World | August 28, 2014 6:50 IST

  Brazzaville: Six cases of the Ebola virus have been confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Health Minister Felix Kabange Numbi said on Wednesday.A total of 42 cases have been reported since the beginning, and