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Ebola response nurse killed in Congo attack as WHO warns violence threatens containment
An Ebola response nurse has been killed and another healthcare worker seriously injured in eastern Congo, raising concern that attacks on medical personnel could undermine containment of the country's devastating outbreak.
Ebola reaches Nigeria and Kenya as Congo outbreak spreads across borders
The Ebola outbreak centred in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has reached additional countries, with Nigeria confirming a case and Kenya reporting nine infections amid an expanding public-health emergency.
Africa faces escalating Ebola crisis as Nigeria reports first infection in more than a decade
Ebola reaches Nigeria as Congo's death toll exceeds 4,600. Discover why health authorities fear further spread and what happens next.
WHO presses Russia for answers after mysterious death at Siberian plague laboratory
WHO wants more answers after a Russian plague lab worker’s unexplained death. Find out why Moscow denies an outbreak but questions remain.
Kenya confirms first imported Bundibugyo Ebola case after patient dies in Nairobi
Kenya has confirmed its first imported Bundibugyo Ebola case after a citizen who fell ill in the DRC travelled through Uganda to Nairobi and later died.
Mystery death at Russia anti-plague institute triggers Siberia health alert
Russia has imposed health precautions after a researcher at a Siberian anti-plague lab died from unexplained pneumonia. See what officials know so far.
Congo Ebola outbreak passes 7,200 cases as North Kivu surge delays hopes that epidemic has peaked
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,500 people as transmission improves in some areas but accelerates in North Kivu.
Congo Ebola outbreak accelerates as WHO warns containment efforts are falling behind
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,200 people as containment efforts fall behind. Find out why the epidemic keeps spreading.
DR Congo faces historic Ebola emergency as Bundibugyo outbreak accelerates
DR Congo’s Ebola death toll passes 2,300 as the record Bundibugyo outbreak spreads across six provinces and overwhelms response teams.
Congo Ebola outbreak becomes country’s deadliest ever as deaths rise to 2,325
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has killed 2,325 people and become the country’s deadliest ever, with transmission expanding across six provinces and health authorities racing to contain a virus for which no approved vaccine or specific treatment currently exists.