DR Congo Begins Ebola Vaccinations in Kisangani as Outbreak Passes 5,600 Cases

Key Facts DR Congo began vaccinating against Ebola on Thursday in the city of Kisangani, with health workers first in line. Health Minister Roger Kamba administered some of the first doses himself. The outbreak has passed 5,600 confirmed cases and 2,700 deaths since it began in mid-May, Congolese health authorities say

French aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday it had opened a new Ebola treatment ​centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun vaccinating people against Ebola in Kisangani, as the country battles an outbreak that has been affecting the country since mid-May.

70,000 Ervebo vaccine doses have been sent to DR Congo in hope they prove effective against the Bundibugyo strain.

BUNIA, Congo (AP) -- The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo, with a total of 60 now affecte

The ongoing outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest in history, the WHO said.

Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo. One zone has a fatality rate from the disease of 69%.

The two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo's North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate is much higher than the overall rate of 48%, due in part to delayed response efforts, according to Congo's Ministry of Health data.

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Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected  AP News

Ebola Cases Keep Rising In Congo As WHO Declares Outbreak Over In Uganda  HuffPost

LONDON, Aug 26 - The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in Uganda is over but it is not under control in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, a World Health Organization official told a briefing on Wednesday.

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