The “unknown disease” in the DRC is a serious form of malaria
The epidemic of unknown origin which has caused more than 140 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the ...
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Ebola: the bar of 1000 dead crossed in the DRC
© Getty ImagesMore than 1,000 people have died of haemorrhagic fever due to Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of ...
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Ebola: 2 dead in Uganda and a more virulent epidemic than expected in the DRC
© Getty ImagesA 5-year-old Congolese boy who entered a western Ugandan border town with his family died of Ebola virus ...
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Ebola: thousands of vaccines sent to the DRC
© iStockPhotosThe World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that a case of Ebolawas identified in a very urban and densely populated ...
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Armed conflicts complicate the fight against Ebola in the DRC
© GettyimagesWhat the World Health Organization (WHO) feared has happened. The Ebola haemorrhagic fever outbreak has crossed rebel lines in ...
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Ebola: New study identifies how virus enters cells
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo experiences a new Ebola epidemic, a recent American study has just identified the ...
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Ebola: the epidemic context in the DRC pushes the authorities to distribute experimental drugs
Faced with the emergency, the health authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) ...
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Ebola in the DRC: the stem cell at the origin of the epidemic finally discovered by researchers
As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces a new Ebola epidemic, researchers in Kinshasa and Montpellier have managed to ...
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Ebola: in the DRC, the government fights against witchcraft to stem the epidemic
While a new Ebola epidemic has hit the Democratic Republic of the Congo for several weeks, local elected officials are ...
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The Ebola epidemic in the DRC, “very worrying” for the WHO
© Getty ImagesIn the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Ebola virus is not weakening. On the occasion of a ...
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Cholera: WHO considers the situation worrying in the DRC
Since the end of July, more than 24,200 people have contracted cholera and 528 have died. The WHO has granted ...
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Ebola: the DRC relieved by the end of the epidemic
This Saturday, the end of the Ebola episode was officially announced by the Congolese Minister of Health after 42 days ...
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Ebola: two confirmed cases in DR Congo
The Ebola virus is said to have infected 19 people and caused the death of 3 of them. WHO teams ...
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Cholera: the epidemic in West Africa worries the WHO
The cholera epidemic continues to advance in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its extension to the Central African Republic worries ...
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Yellow fever: 15 million people to be vaccinated in Angola and DRC
To limit the spread of the yellow fever epidemic in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the WHO ...
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Yellow fever: the virus is on the rise in Angola
Since January, more than 3,400 Angolans and 1,300 Congolese have reportedly been infected with the yellow fever virus, which has ...
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DRC: yellow fever epidemic is declared
The authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared an epidemic of yellow fever in 3 provinces of ...
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Yellow fever: more than 1,000 cases reported in the DRC
Since the start of 2016, 1,044 people have reportedly been infected with yellow fever in the Democratic Republic of the ...
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Yellow fever: WHO is concerned about its spread
After being declared at the end of last December in Angola, the yellow fever epidemic is spreading strongly and affecting ...
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DRC: outbreak of malaria in the northeast of the country
The NGO Médecins Sans Frontières warns of an upsurge in malaria cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Children ...
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Ebola in the DRC: more than 1,900 deaths in one year
© GettyImagesOn August 1, 2018, the Ebola epidemic was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The toll, a year ...
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Ebola: France plans to introduce controls at its airports
While the barrier of 4,000 Ebola deaths has just been crossed, several American airports are establishing checks on the arrival ...
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Ebola: it will take 6 to 9 months of “hard work” to control the epidemic
Recent statements by the World Health Organization cast doubt on the ability of states to quickly eradicate the Ebola epidemic. ...
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Ebola: the epidemic ends in the Democratic Republic of Congo
No more Ebola cases since October 10. The World Health Organization is expected to soon declare the end of the ...
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Dr Mukwege: man who mends raped women receives award
Dr Denis Mukwege, the man who defends women, is awarded the Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought. His work on ...
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AIDS: it all started in 1920 in Kinshasa
Researchers have reconstructed the path of the virus responsible for AIDS, identified in 1981 and responsible for 36 million deaths. ...
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Ebola: the toll exceeds 3,000 dead
The Ebola epidemic continues to spread in West Africa. More than 3,000 people have now succumbed to it. Last week, ...
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Ebola: a threat to international peace and security
After months of slow or almost non-existent reactions, the international community this week has taken a number of measures to ...
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Ebola: “We are in a real powder keg”
With 4 confirmed cases in the DRC, the Ebola virus is spreading to central Africa. For some experts, the epidemic ...
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