Tag: ebola

Nigeria at ‘high risk’ of Ebola spread from Uganda

Published on November 1, 2022 by Flora Mitumba

Nigerian authorities say the country is “at high risk” of importation of the Ebola virus following the outbreak of the […]

UGANDAN LEADER RULES OUT LOCKDOWN OVER EBOLA

Published on September 29, 2022 by Robert Ngwira

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said that there is no need to impose restrictions in Ebola hotspots in the central […]

Uganda declares first Ebola death since 2019: Health Ministry

Published on September 20, 2022 by Face of Malawi

Uganda’s health ministry on Tuesday announced the country’s first fatality from the highly contagious Ebola virus since 2019, declaring an […]

DR Congo confirms third case of Ebola

Published on May 6, 2022 by Face of Malawi

A third case of ebola has been confirmed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the city of Mbandaka in […]

New Ebola outbreak declared in DR Congo

Published on April 26, 2022 by Chisomo Kambale

A new Ebola epidemic has been declared in Equateur province, in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). […]

DR Congo declares end to latest Ebola outbreak

Published on December 17, 2021 by Face of Malawi

The Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday that the latest Ebola outbreak was officially over, as the country marked 42 […]

Woman with Ebola symptoms cleared in Ivory Coast

Published on September 1, 2021 by Robert Ngwira

A new laboratory test has found no evidence of Ebola in the samples of a patient who was thought to […]

WHO experts head to Guinea after Marburg virus case

Published on August 12, 2021 by Face of Malawi

The World Health Organization said at least four people have turned up as contacts of a man who died from […]

Congo declares end to latest Ebola outbreak

Published on May 4, 2021 by FACE OF MALAWI

Congo has declared an end to the latest Ebola outbreak that killed six people in the country. Congo’s Minister of […]

Ebola Death Toll Rises To Four In DR Congo

Published on February 22, 2021 by Face of Malawi

Four people have died from the hemorrhagic Ebola virus during a new outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials […]

DR Congo announces ‘resurgence’ of Ebola

Published on February 8, 2021 by Face of Malawi

DR Congo on Sunday announced a “resurgence” of Ebola in the country’s troubled east after a woman died of the […]

DRC Declares Ebola-Free

Published on November 18, 2020 by Edgar Naitha

The Democratic Republic of Congo says it is now Ebola-free after more than 40 days without a case. The latest […]

Relief As Congo Officially Declares Ebola Outbreak Over

Published on June 26, 2020 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Democratic Republic of Congo has officially declared the deadliest ever Ebola outbreak that had gripped the central African country […]

Ebola Vaccinations Underway In New DR Congo Outbreak

Published on June 10, 2020 by Mc Noel Kasinja

Health workers in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo have begun administering vaccinations after the country’s 11th known outbreak of Ebola […]

Five dead in new Ebola outbreak

Published on June 2, 2020 by Face of Malawi

Five people, including a 15-year-old girl, have died of Ebola in a fresh outbreak of the virus in the Democratic […]

DR Congo reports fresh Ebola outbreak

Published on June 2, 2020 by Face of Malawi

DR Congo on Monday reported a fresh Ebola outbreak in the country’s northwest, just weeks before it hoped to declare […]

LESOTHO CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF EBOLA

Published on November 14, 2019 by Face of Malawi

LESOTHO – Health officials in the mountain kingdom have told Eyewitness News the woman displayed symptoms associated with the virus […]

Remains of Suspected Ebola Patient in Karonga Tested Negative

Published on October 22, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

Final lab tests on the Ebola suspected patient who died in Karonga have tested negative, health authorities reveal. A 37 […]