European Commission adds PCR support for Ebola outbreak
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European Commission adds PCR support for Ebola outbreak

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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / RankWire.AI / – The European Commission has expanded its Ebola response with a €2.1 million purchase of PCR tests for the Bundibugyo virus outbreak. The agreement covers open-platform tests that laboratories can...
DRC Ebola outbreak sets national death toll record
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DRC Ebola outbreak sets national death toll record

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KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / RankWire.AI / – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the deadliest in the country’s history. Government data showed 4,945 confirmed cases and...
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DR Congo Ebola death toll tops 1,900 as cases rise

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KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / RankWire.AI / – DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed 1,916 people and produced 4,209 confirmed cases, according to official data through Aug. 7. That raises the death toll...
DR Congo Ebola outbreak reaches record scale
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak reaches record scale

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KINSHASA, DR CONGO / RankWire.AI / – The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has become the country’s largest recorded epidemic. Health authorities counted 3,605 confirmed cases through July 30, including 1,587 deaths. The case fatality...
DRC Ebola trial tests therapies as outbreak spreads
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DRC Ebola trial tests therapies as outbreak spreads

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ITURI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / RankWire.AI / – The Democratic Republic of the Congo has opened patient enrollment in a clinical trial for Bundibugyo virus disease as confirmed Ebola cases rose to 1,708, including...
DR Congo Ebola cases rise to 1,307 with 377 deaths
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DR Congo Ebola cases rise to 1,307 with 377 deaths

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KINSHASA, DR CONGO / MENA Newswire / – The Democratic Republic of the Congo reported 1,307 confirmed Ebola cases and 377 deaths late Monday, marking another rise in the outbreak in the country’s east. Authorities...
Congo Ebola cases rise as outbreak widens
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Congo Ebola cases rise as outbreak widens

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KINSHASA, CONGO / MENA Newswire / – Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have risen to 896, including 232 deaths, according to the latest government situation data. The increase included 21...
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Ebola cases in DR Congo rise as WHO warns on spread

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BUNIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / MENA Newswire / – Confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo have risen to 689, with 139 deaths, as health authorities confront a fast-moving outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus....
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DR Congo Ebola cases rise to 598 as deaths reach 115

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KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / MENA Newswire / – The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported 598 confirmed  Ebola cases and 115 deaths in its latest update on the outbreak in the...
Global health bodies seek $518 million for Ebola response
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Global health bodies seek $518 million for Ebola response

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ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA / MENA Newswire / — Africa’s top public health body and the World Health Organization launched a $518 million Ebola response plan on June 5, as health authorities worked to contain a Bundibugyo Ebola...