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Congo Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in country's history as death toll reaches new peak
Congo's public health institute said in its latest report that confirmed cases had risen to 4,945, including 101 new cases detected in the previous 24 hours.
WHO: Ebola outbreak in Congo still in 'expansion phase,' transmission fulled by population movement
Congo bans gatherings in Kinshasa and three provinces over Ebola outbreak
Israel rules out Ebola cases after suspected patients test negative
Ebola risk remains low, health ministry says, as second DRC returnee showing symptoms hospitalized
The European Centre for Disease Control said the outbreak continues to affect the DRC and Uganda, while the risk to the general population in European and other Western countries remains low.
Two Ebola-related deaths confirmed in eastern Congo displacement camp - UN refugee agency
The two victims were internally displaced people living in the Kpangba camp, which hosts 30,000 refugees, UNHCR said in the report published on Thursday.
Health Ministry prepares Israel’s hospitals in event of Ebola case amid Central Africa outbreak
The ministry believes that the risk of an Ebola outbreak in Israel remains low, but has started preparations in the event that someone suspected to be infected arrives in the country.
Scientists race to develop Ebola vaccine amid DRC outbreak
Researchers aim to stop the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in northeastern DRC by fast-tracking a vaccine using a proven viral-vector platform.
Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say
Kenyan President William Ruto defended a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military base after two people were killed during protests.
Latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa prompts global health emergency
DRC and WHO officials have identified over 500 cases in the DRC and recorded one confirmed death from the disease in neighboring Uganda as of Wednesday.
American tests positive for Ebola in Congo outbreak, CDC says US risk remains low
"The person developed symptoms over the weekend and tested positive late Sunday," Dr. Satish Pillai, the incident manager for the agency's Ebola response, told reporters on a media call.
Trump considering plan to send Afghan refugees who helped US to Congo - NYT
AfghanEvac President Shawn VanDiver criticized the move, describing it as giving the refugees a choice between "the world’s number one refugee crisis to the world’s number two refugee crisis.”
Dutch prosecutors drop Samos case against Israeli businessman Dan Gertler
The decision adds to a broader pattern of legal cases falling away around Gertler after years of scrutiny tied to mining deals in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo, official says
"More than 200 people were victims of this landslide, including miners, children, and market women. Some people were rescued just in time and have serious injuries," the governor's spokesperson said.
