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
Red Cross admits to $6-million fraud during Ebola outbreak
The Ebola virus killed more than 11,300 people and infected an estimated 29,000, mainly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
Nov 05, 2017, 08:59 AM IST
Newly-developed experimental Ebola vaccine found to be safe in humans!
Only mild to moderate side-effects were seen, with only three severe reactions, including headache, diarrhoea and fatigue, which were completely resolved, the researchers said.
Jun 19, 2017, 13:17 PM IST
400 contacts being traced in Congo's Ebola outbreak: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thrusday said that health workers are monitoring more than 400 people amid an Ebola outbreak in a remote corner of Congo where already three deaths have been blamed on the deadly virus.
May 19, 2017, 00:51 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
Vaccine to combat deadly Ebola virus developed; found 100 percent effective in human trials!
The vaccine is the first to prevent infection from one of the most lethal known pathogens, according to the results published in The Lancet journal.
Dec 23, 2016, 12:24 PM IST
Sexual transmission of Ebola may reignite outbreaks
The potential for sexual transmission is high for three to four months after the Ebola
Jun 08, 2016, 15:46 PM IST
Confirmed! Ebola virus persists in semen 9 months after recovery
The results recall the importance of monitoring survivors in order to prevent the risks of new epidemic outbreaks.
May 16, 2016, 10:46 AM IST
Ebola no longer poses global health risk: WHO
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
Mar 30, 2016, 21:04 PM IST
WHO confirms death from Ebola in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone was declared Ebola-free on November 7, last year but remained under a 90-day period of enhanced surveillance to ensure no hidden chains of transmission have been missed.
Jan 15, 2016, 22:12 PM IST
WHO to declare Ebola outbreak over, as Liberia gets all-clear
The two-year Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people across west Africa and triggered a global health scare is to be declared over Thursday, with Liberia the last country expecting the all-clear.
Jan 14, 2016, 08:31 AM IST
Three new confirmed cases in previously Ebola-free Liberia: WHO
WHO said the first confirmed case in the new outbreak was a 10-year-old boy who fell sick on November 14 and was hospitalised in the capital Monrovia three days later.
Nov 20, 2015, 23:20 PM IST
Ebola treatment beds prevented 40,000 deaths in Sierra Leone: Study
With many cases in Sierra Leone potentially going unreported, the real figure is likely to be much higher, the study said.
Oct 13, 2015, 12:23 PM IST
WHO hails first full week with no new Ebola cases since March 2014
No new Ebola cases were confirmed last week, marking the first full week without fresh cases of the deadly disease in a year an a half, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Oct 08, 2015, 01:06 AM IST
