Tag: outbreak response

WHO Declares Ebola Bundibugyo Outbreak in DRC and Uganda a Public Health Emergency

WHO declares Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in DRC and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern but stops short of…

Aid Cuts Hamper Ebola Response as Outbreak Spreads Across East Africa

Health responders warn that Western aid cuts have severely compromised Ebola outbreak response capacity across East Africa. Three countries now…

CDC Mobilizes Rapid International Response to Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda

The CDC has activated a coordinated international response to confirmed Ebola virus disease cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

New Ebola strain spreading in Congo and Uganda lacks approved vaccine, complicating outbreak response

A Sudan variant of Ebola spreading in Congo and Uganda currently has no approved vaccine, and standard diagnostic tests fail…

Ebola outbreak in central Africa may be spreading faster than reported, warns WHO epidemiologist

A WHO epidemiologist warns that an Ebola outbreak in central Africa may be accelerating beyond official case counts, with hundreds…