An Ebola outbreak in the DRC's Ituri province has seen 676 cases and 136 deaths. Four nuns caring for an infant who died from the virus have fallen ill. Frontline workers face supply shortages and conflict hinders response, while travel restrictions are criticized.
Hospitals in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, are overwhelmed by a rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak, feared to be the worst in history. With rising case numbers and limited resources, health workers face immense challenges in containing the virus, which has already spread to Uganda.
Desinformação sobre o vírus Ebola no leste da RDC atrasa o atendimento médico, causa recusa de tratamento e agressões a profissionais. Notícias falsas negam a doença ou a acusam de ser uma farsa para atrair ajuda estrangeira.
Cztery osoby zakażone wirusem ebola bundibugyo wyzdrowiały i zostały wypisane ze szpitala w DRK. Mimo to liczba zakażeń rośnie, a WHO potwierdziła 19 nowych przypadków. Epidemia wywołała podejrzenia także poza Afryką.
L'OMS a revu à la baisse les cas suspects d'Ebola en RDC et Ouganda, passant de 906 à 116, tout en augmentant les cas confirmés à 330. L'aéroport de Bunia a rouvert, facilitant l'accès à l'épicentre de l'épidémie.
Dr. Vladimir Maduali, 30, a young doctor in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has died of Ebola, one of several healthcare workers and volunteers succumbing to the virus in the ongoing outbreak in Ituri province.
Moradores da província de Ituri, na RDC, invadiram um hospital em Mongbwalu exigindo o corpo de um pastor católico morto pelo vírus Ebola. Soldados intervieram para dispersar a multidão. O surto já matou mais de 200 pessoas.
OMS declara surto de Ebola em RDC emergência internacional com 220 mortes suspeitas. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus alerta que situação pode piorar devido a detecção tardia, conflitos e falta de vacinas. Uganda registra novos casos.
Ataques a instalações de saúde no Congo, incluindo o Hospital Geral de Mongbwalu, onde agressores exigiram corpos, elevam o nível de risco do surto de Ebola para 'muito alto'. A OMS monitora 750 casos suspeitos e 177 mortes, com uma variante rara e sem vacina circulando.
Scientists at Oxford University are rapidly developing a new experimental vaccine against the rare Bundibugyo Ebola variant, potentially ready for clinical trials in 2-3 months. The current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen 750 suspected cases and 177 deaths.
Um centro de tratamento de Ebola no leste da RDC foi incendiado, causando a fuga de 18 suspeitos. O surto da rara variante Bundibugyo avança, e a OMS eleva o risco para 'muito alto'.
An angry crowd set fire to part of an Ebola hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after relatives of a young man, who they believed died of typhoid, were denied his body for burial due to contagion fears. An aid worker was injured in the protest near Bunia.
Um novo surto de Ebola, causado pela espécie Bundibugyo, foi registrado na província de Ituri, no Congo, com casos confirmados também em Uganda. A OMS declarou emergência de saúde pública internacional devido à falta de vacinas e tratamentos específicos para esta cepa.
A new Ebola outbreak, identified as the Bundibugyo strain, is spreading rapidly in the DRC's Ituri province, with cases also confirmed in Uganda. The WHO has declared it a public health emergency, as over 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths are reported.
Over 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province. Health workers are intensifying screening and contact tracing as the Bundibugyo virus variant is confirmed. This marks Congo's 17th Ebola outbreak.
