Tag: Ebola

The 39-year-old patient developed symptoms while in quarantine, as Kenyan health authorities continued tracing contacts of the country’s first confirmed ...

Beyond Nigeria, concerns over Ebola and declining malaria financing also kept regional health security in focus.

The case makes Kenya the fourth country to report a case linked to the current Bundibugyo virus outbreak, following the ...

He said eight health zones had entered the sustained controlled phase, while six others were in the controlled phase after ...

Mr Boum said the outbreak involved Bundibugyo virus, a less commonly detected Ebola species, unlike the Zaire strain, which has ...

The NCDC urged Nigerians to remain vigilant, particularly for symptoms consistent with Ebola, and to seek medical attention promptly where ...

The increased support comes as the Ebola outbreak continues to spread across the DRC. As of 6 September, the country ...

In a joint statement on Friday, the organisations said the achievement followed the discharge of Uganda’s last Ebola patient, an ...

The research comes as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to battle the outbreak caused by Bundibugyo ebolavirus.

DRC receives 70,000 Ervebo vaccine doses, with 20,000 for a Phase III trial against Bundibugyo virus and 50,000 for frontline ...

DRC has recorded 4,449 confirmed cases and 2,061 deaths across five provinces and 53 health zones.

The Phase I clinical trial, known as BD-Ebov, will evaluate the safety of the experimental vaccine and its ability to ...

As of 15 July 2026, a cumulative total of 2,124 confirmed cases, including 828 deaths, have been reported from the ...

Over US$700 million in additional health financing is needed to rapidly contain and prevent a wider regional crisis.

According to Mr. Mankoula, laboratory capacity has improved significantly, with health authorities now able to conduct more than 2,000 Ebola ...

The Congolese authorities declared a fresh Ebola outbreak on 15 May.

Mr Cho attributed the spread partly to exposure in health facilities, noting that 92 healthcare workers had been infected in ...

Mr Kaseya said the latest figures have heightened concerns over growing community transmission and the limited capacity of treatment centres, ...

According to him, the outbreak, which was officially declared on 15 May, continues to outpace response efforts despite significant improvements ...

The federal government’s action followed renewed Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, prompting concerns about ...

Mr Gbajabiamila said the government was determined to avoid a repeat of the events of 2014, when an infected traveller ...

The commissioner for health, Henry Ayuk, assured residents that no Ebola case had been recorded in Cross River, urging vigilance ...

It noted that the Bundibugyo outbreak had resulted in more than 560 confirmed infections and over 100 confirmed deaths.

The Lagos State Government urged operators of high-density public venues, including hotels, nightclubs, event centres, lounges and restaurants to lead ...

Uganda announced the temporary closure of its border with the DRC late last month as part of efforts to curb ...