Ebola, Uganda and warrants serious concern
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Travel advisory – Level 4 do not travel advisories for the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan
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As risks mount, UNICEF is mobilizing emergency supplies and rapid response personnel to contain the spread and protect children and families.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grappling with a rising Ebola epidemic, with almost 600 cases detected so far and more than 130 deaths. Ebola is a rare virus that initially causes a fever, fatigue,
Health supplies are seen as healthcare workers receive training on administering the Ebola vaccine in a study carried out with the support of the World Health Organization as part of
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Ebola - WHO raises concern over response gaps as DR Congo, Uganda record 528 suspected cases, 132 deaths
The agency said insecurity, population movement and operational constraints were complicating surveillance and contact tracing efforts, particularly in eastern DRC, where most cases have been reported.
The virus behind the latest Ebola outbreak is the Bundibugyo virus, which is less common and there is no vaccine or treatment.
African buffalos at the Kazinga Channel in Uganda. The State Department has updated its Uganda travel advisory to Level 4 (do not travel). Photo Credit: ChWeiss/Shutterstock The U.S. State Department has updated its travel advisories for Uganda and Rwanda ...
PRAGUE, May 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. doctor is being transferred from Uganda to a hospital in Prague after coming into contact with a patient infected with Ebola, Czech health officials said. The doctor is showing no symptoms of the deadly virus and will be hospitalised as a precaution following a request from the United States,
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said people without U.S. passports who have traveled to Congo and Uganda — or South Sudan — within the past 21 days will face new restrictions when entering the U.
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JOHANNESBURG, May 17 - The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda to be a public health emergency of international concern. The WHO said the outbreak,