Bunia
- 4d ago
Ebola scare in Sardinia ends with negative test as Italy maintains low-risk stance
A Congolese man who returned to Sardinia from Kinshasa and developed symptoms has tested negative for Ebola, Italian health authorities confirmed on Monday, ending a brief isolation alert in Cagliari.
- 5d ago
Five Ebola patients recover in DR Congo as WHO chief opens new treatment center in Bunia amid rapidly spreading outbreak
Five people have recovered from the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in eastern DR Congo, the WHO chief announced Sunday, offering a rare glimmer of hope as the outbreak surpasses 1,000 suspected cases and 246 deaths.
- May 29
WHO chief arrives in DR Congo as Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak kills over 200, calls for ceasefire and clinical trials
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus landed in Kinshasa on Thursday evening, vowing the deadly Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak can be stopped, as the WHO pushes for clinical trials on vaccines and treatments.
- May 28
WHO Chief Rushes to Congo as Rare, Vaccine-Less Ebola Strain Spirals Into Third-Largest Outbreak
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus travels to the Democratic Republic of Congo as an Ebola outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain—which has no approved vaccine or treatment—surges past 1,000 suspected cases and 246 suspected deaths, prompting international emergency measures.
- May 28
Uganda Closes Border with Congo Over Ebola Outbreak, Defying WHO Advice, as Canada and US Impose Travel Bans
Uganda has shut its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in response to a growing Ebola outbreak, as Canada, the Bahamas and the U.S. impose their own travel restrictions.
- May 27
Italian Doctor in Quarantine After Ebola Contact as DRC Outbreak Worsens Amid Conflict and Vaccine Gap
An Italian MSF surgeon is in quarantine after contact with Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a Bundibugyo-strain outbreak—with no approved vaccine—is spreading amid conflict.
