Kenya prepared for Ebola. It still slipped through — a warning of wider cross-border spread

Kenya had spent months preparing for Ebola, one of the world’s deadliest viral diseases, screening hundreds of thousands of ...

Kenyan patient suspected of Ebola infection tests negative

Preliminary lab results ease fears of a second case in Kenya, after the country reported its first-ever case this week.

Ebola death toll in Congo tops 4,000 in fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record

Congo's Ebola outbreak has now recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities said, in what has become the fastest-growing ...

Ebola creates new hot spots in Congo as responders describe ‘chaotic’ response

The Ebola outbreak in Congo is creating new hot spots where there’s little to no support for patients, responders and ...
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From illness to hope: mental health at the heart of the Ebola response

When I was told I had Ebola, I already felt like a dead man,” recalls Jean Vianney, 44, who has now recovered from the ...
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Why single Ebola death in Kenya has sparked fears of wider African spread

According to the WHO, the Kenyan patient first got sick in the DRC, where the patient had been living, and was treated there.
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Ebola: What to know about drugs being tested against Bundibugyo virus

The search for effective treatments for Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus is continuing, with researchers investigating medicines that could help patients recover from the disease. ALSO ...

‘No Help’: Aid Arrived Too Late as Ebola Spread in a Congolese Town

What happened in Mangala, where residents were left with little outside support, helps explain how this outbreak became the worst seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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East Africa disease watch queried as Kenya deals with Ebola scare

Governments step up surveillance, prepare health facilities as truckers warn that poorly...