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The group says that many cases are likely being missed and that transmission in hospitals in some areas is rife.

Congo Ebola outbreak still out of control after six months, MSF says Reuters

Ebola tops 11,000 cases in Congo’s deadliest outbreak AP News Ebola tops 11,000 cases in Congo's deadliest outbreak NPR Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000, with 5,387 deaths Al Jazeera 71 Ebola Cases Detected on DRC...

DR Congo Ebola outbreak exceeds 11,000 cases, causes 5,387 deaths The Hindu Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000, with 5,387 deaths Al Jazeera Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Dozens of civilians have been killed in an attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Authorities say fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces, an ISIL-linked armed group, were responsible. Homes,...

Two new Ebola vaccines are being trialled in the Democratic Republic of Congo to stop the deadly outbreak which has devastated the country. More than 10,000 people in the DRC are thought to have been infected with...

At least 30 civilians were killed overnight on Thursday in Beni Territory, North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to local sources cited by the UN aid coordination office (OCHA). Read the full...

UK doctor with Ebola returns from Congo to London for treatment Reuters

The last Ebola patients have been discharged from a treatment centre in DR Congo’s Ituri province. The outbreak, declared in May, has now passed 10,000 confirmed cases. Watch more on Independent TV:...

The last remaining Ebola patients were discharged from a treatment center in Mongbwalu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province. The outbreak, declared in May, has surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases, but...

Dancing and singing erupted at an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo as the last patients were discharged. For the first time since May, the MSF-run facility has no confirmed cases under treatment, although the wider...

The successful containment brought hope to the local community; however, the outbreak is far from over as the virus continues to spread.

New cases in Kenya and Nigeria show that the outbreak is unchecked

Ebola outbreak kills more than 5,300 people in DR Congo Al Jazeera Africa’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health official The Guardian Latest on Ebola, AI math shocker and the dangers of...

Just over 200 days after an Ebola outbreak was first declared in central Africa, there are more than 10,000 cases confirmed and nearly half of them have died from the disease. The chief of the Africa Centres of...

Data from the Congolese Ministry of Health showed that the disease has killed 5,026 people out of 10,351 infected, at a nearly 50% lethality rate.

Kenya has discharged its last Ebola patient, who has now officially recovered. The 11 other people who had been in quarantine were also released from hospital on Wednesday, November 11, as the country began a 42-day...

Kenya had nine confirmed cases, while DR Congo continues to battle its deadliest outbreak of the disease.

Health Minister Aden Duale says Kenya will continue to exercise prevention measures until December 23.

Kenya releases last Ebola patient, starts 42-day countdown to disease-free status Reuters

The medical doctor was brought to the UK on a medical evacuation flight.

A British man being treated for Ebola in Congo is being evacuated to the U.K., the government said Thursday

The patient, identified in reports as a healthcare worker, is expected to be flown back to Britain by medical evacuation.

Kenya on Tuesday discharged five Ebola patients from hospital after laboratory ⁠tests confirmed they had cleared the virus. The country has sought to limit ⁠cases to a... Reuters Health Information

Glamorgan opener played for Jersey in Kenya last month Entry ban brought in by St Kitts and Nevis government The Glamorgan opener Asa Tribe has been barred from joining the ­England Lions tour of the Caribbean...

Deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the latest...

More than 28 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are not getting enough to eat and the number is expected to tick up in the coming months, according to the latest alert from the IPC global...

Some countries in Africa are currently facing Ebola outbreaks thanks to an illness called the Bundibugyo virus. Cases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) beginning in May this year. Since...

The Democratic senator from Connecticut, who is 53, began experiencing symptoms while attending his son’s hockey game on Saturday, his office said.

Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, was still in the hospital as of Tuesday, his office confirmed.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is recovering after having a stroke on Saturday. According to his chief of staff, Murphy started experiencing numbness in his arm while at his son's hockey game. NBC News medical...

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital after suffering a stroke, a leading cause of disability for adults in the United States. Murphy, 53, was taken to a local hospital on Sunday, where...

The fresh faces of the 120th Congress arrived on Capitol Hill on Monday for Senate freshman orientation following Democrats’ takeover of the upper chamber in last week’s midterm elections. Among the incoming senators...

The breadth of the Democrats' win means they have the opportunity to break that partisan stalemate that has gripped the country since 2000.