Ebola outbreak in Congo

New Ebola virus case linked to previous outbreak reported in Congo, patient dead; over 50 high-risk contacts yet to be traced

The case was the Ebola Zaire strain and was genetically linked to Congo's 10th outbreak in the Ituri and North Kivu provinces from 2018 to 2020 that killed more than 2,000 people, news agency PTI reported.

Aug 23, 2022, 07:47 AM IST

Ebola returns to Congo: WHO assessing extent of outbreak; things to know about the disease

WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti on May 13 visited Kinshasa to discuss with national authorities and partners ways to mount a rapid, effective and coherent response in order to stop the ongoing Ebola outbreak.

May 15, 2017, 17:03 PM IST