Ebola
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Emergency nurseries rescue DR Congo’s Ebola orphans
A caregiver wore a protective gown and gloves as she bottle-fed a baby — one of hundreds of children orphaned by the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak. With the disease still spreading five months…
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Nigeria says first Ebola case is same strain as DR Congo outbreak
The first Ebola case detected in Nigeria is the Bundibugyo strain, which is behind a major DR Congo outbreak, and the patient is a diplomat, an emergency meeting heard on Wednesday. The case in Nigeria, Africa’s…
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Four more Ebola cases detected in Kenya, bringing total to seven
Kenya has confirmed four new Ebola cases, the health ministry said Saturday, including another relative of the first victim and three healthcare workers who treated him. The country had not reported a single case of…
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Kenya Yathibitisha Kisa cha Tatu cha Ebola, 127 Wakiwa Karantini
Serikali ya Kenya imethibitisha kisa cha tatu cha ugonjwa wa Ebola unaosababishwa na virusi vya Bundibugyo, huku watu 127 waliokuwa na mawasiliano ya karibu na wagonjwa wakiwekwa karantini katika juhudi za kuzuia kuenea kwa ugonjwa…
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Ebola: Watu 108 Wawekwa Karantini Kenya, Ufuatiliaji Ukiendelea
Wizara ya Afya nchini Kenya imetangaza kuwa watu 122 waliotagusana na mgonjwa wa kwanza kuthibitishwa kuwa na virusi vya Ebola wametambuliwa na kuthibitishwa huku 108 kati yao wakiwekwa karantini kwa ufuatiliaji wa karibu. Katika taarifa…
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Ten quarantined as Kenya intensifies Ebola response
The Ministry of Health has heightened its response to the Ebola virus after the country reported its first case, with now strengthened contact tracing. As of this morning, 10 people are in quarantine facilities while…
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EBOLA– Inside The Deadliest Virus Known To Africa
The virus is spread by fruit bats, which are considered Ebola’s natural hosts and do not themselves develop the illness.
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Kenya yathibitisha kisa cha kwanza cha Ebola, mgonjwa akifariki
Kenya imerekodi kisa cha kwanza cha ugonjwa wa Ebola aina ya Bundibugyo (BDBV), baada ya raia mmoja wa Kenya aliyekuwa akiishi Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo (DRC) kufariki kutokana na ugonjwa huo. Waziri wa Afya…
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DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Spreads to 7th Province: Governor
An Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo, the deadliest in its history, has spread to a seventh province, bordering the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville, the governor of South-Ubangi province said on Friday.
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DR Congo Ebola Epidemic Passes 6,000 Cases
The Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded more than 6,000 confirmed cases and nearly 3,000 deaths from the country’s worst Ebola epidemic ever, according to the Congolese authorities’ latest toll on Monday.
