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Has The Ebola Outbreak Come To An End In Uganda?
Health officials in Uganda have confirmed that the last known Ebola patient in Uganda has been discharged from the hospital, raising hope that the outbreak could end sooner than previously thought. Uganda’s latest outbreak has recorded 142 infections and 56 deaths since it first made news in September 2022. The Ebola outbreak was first confirmed…
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Is Africa Battling A Likely Spread Of Ebola Virus In 2022?
On 23 April 2022 health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case was confirmed, setting the precedence for other cases both in the country and neighboring states. So far, more than 20 cases have been confirmed, while new reports confirm that a likely outbreak is brewing in Uganda. Ugandan…
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Uganda Confirms Ebola Outbreak After Recording First Casualty
The World Health Organization and the government of Uganda have announced an Ebola outbreak following the death of one patient in the Mubende District of the country. The confirmed case, a 24-year-old man, passed away on Monday, days after contracting a rare Sudan strain of the virus, the government and the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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DR Congo Records New Case Of Ebola Virus
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a new case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in a city in its northwestern region, four months after the end of the country’s last outbreak. According to a report by the National Institute of Biomedical Research, a 31-year-old male in Mbandaka city tested positive for the deadly virus on Saturday.…
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Ebola Vaccination Begins In Eastern DRC
Vaccination against Ebola has commenced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a new outbreak was recorded in the region weeks ago. Five months after the country declared an end to the last outbreak that killed six people, new cases were reported in the first week of October, claiming the lives of 2 people. Health…
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New Ebola Case Confirmed In Eastern DRC
One Ebola case has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a few months after the latest outbreak in the country was declared over. A three-year-old boy tested positive near the eastern city of Beni, one of the epicentres of the 2018-2020 outbreak, and died from the disease on Wednesday, Health Minister Jean…
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Ebola Outbreak Triggers New Border Control Directives In Nigeria
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed the Ministry of Health in Nigeria to step up surveillance at the nation’s borders, following new reports of an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Council’s directive was disclosed at a State House briefing by Minister of…