Ebola, Bundibugyo virus
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It's a virus that can strike with unrelenting force. The kind of care need to knock it out is often not fully available in a lower resource country like the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The rapid spread of Africa’s Ebola outbreak is driven by a new strain known as Bundibugyo. Maps, charts, and data visualziations detail its spread.
An outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo involves a rare strain and is in an area affected by conflict.
This outbreak is being called "the perfect storm." How did it start, what are the characteristics of the strain that's causing it and how much of a threat is it to global health?
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province has nearly 600 suspected cases and over 100 deaths, with several Americans exposed to the highly contagious disease. One US citizen is confirmed to have contracted the virus and is being treated at a Berlin hospital,
An outbreak of an Ebola virus in central Africa has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization.
The best way to protect yourself and the people around you from things like Ebola is to stay informed and remember there’s a global public health effort that’s designed to handle threats just like this one.
Health workers in Congo's Ebola crisis say they get little pay or rest
A rare strain of Ebola has prompted the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of international concern. Most of the cases have occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 100 suspected deaths and nearly 400 suspected infections as of Monday.
Survivors have recounted their experiences of battling the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus – a strain for which no approved medicine or vaccine currently exists. Congo is grappling with an outbreak of the virus,