France has confirmed its first case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), raising concerns as the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to battle a deadly outbreak that has already claimed hundreds of lives. The French Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that a doctor who recently returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of …
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it has heightened surveillance and emergency preparedness measures following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a confirmed imported case reported in Uganda. In a public health advisory signed by the Director-General of the agency, Dr. Jide Idris, the …
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached a major milestone in its fight against Ebola, as the last patient in the recent outbreak has fully recovered and been discharged from hospital. Health authorities say the recovery marks the start of a 42-day countdown twice the virus’s incubation period before the outbreak can officially be …
