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Why The Ebola Response Is A Success In Goma — But Not Elsewhere In Congo

1:57pm August 30, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

What's working in this city of 2 million people, and why hasn't it worked in other parts of the country? The outbreak in Congo has now claimed 2,000 lives and is the second biggest in history.

Despite the stress of Ebola, Media Joice Kashamba Emmanuela and her boyfriend, Espoir Kitumaini, dance to rumba music at Ibiza, a dance club in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.

In Congo, Even Ebola Can't Stop Lovers From Dancing

8:14pm August 19, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

The city of Goma is trying to keep the Ebola outbreak at bay. But as night falls, Congolese rumba fills the air, and people dance close together.

Health workers in protective suits tend to an Ebola victim kept in an isolation cube in Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

2 Experimental Ebola Drugs Saved Lives In Congo Outbreak

10:47pm August 12, 2019

by Richard Harris

Drugs tested in the Democratic Republic of Congo are effective in treating Ebola, scientists say. They have run a study in the midst of a deadly epidemic and in the face of armed assaults on doctors.

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Health workers in Congo carry the coffins of Ebola victims to a burial site.

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Ebola Outbreak In Congo Enters Year 2. Is An End In Sight?

1:08pm August 01, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now entering its second year. Medical workers discuss causes for optimism — and pessimism.

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The World Health Organization says more than 1,650 people have died from the current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak In Congo An International Health Emergency

4:31pm July 17, 2019

The current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 1,650 people, according to the World Health Organization. About 12 new cases are reported daily.

Health workers treat a patient at the Ebola Treatment Center in the city of Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It's one of three locations where researchers have been conducting a clinical trial of four experimental treatments for the disease.

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Will 1 Of These 4 Experimental Treatments Cure Ebola?

3:05pm June 21, 2019

by Nurith Aizenman

A landmark study in Congo is very close to finding out. But there are some major obstacles that have nothing to do with science.

The WHO says the current Ebola outbreak is an emergency in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region — but not on the international level. Here, people arriving from the DRC on Friday wash their hands with chlorinated water to prevent the spre

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WHO Says Ebola Outbreak Is Not An International Public Health Emergency

5:34pm June 14, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The agency says that while the outbreak in central Africa is taking a heavy toll, there is still a low threat that it will spread beyond its current region.

Uganda has reported its first death from Ebola. Here, a health worker takes a woman's temperature at a border crossing between Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo, part of an effort to screen for Ebola and prevent its spread.

5-Year-Old Dies In Uganda As Ebola Spreads From Democratic Republic Of The Congo

10:44am June 12, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Uganda's Ministry of Health says the dead boy's brother, 3, and grandmother, 50, also tested positive for Ebola. The 5-year-old and his mother had been in Democratic Republic of the Congo days ago.

David Gressly (second from left) in South Sudan in 2010. Until recently, Gressly was second in command of the U.N. mission in Congo. On May 23, he was appointed emergency Ebola coordinator.

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An Urgent Mystery: Who's Attacking Ebola Responders In Congo — And Why?

4:25pm June 05, 2019

by Nurith Aizenman

To answer that question, the U.N. has just named a security expert as its "emergency Ebola coordinator." What's his take?

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Dr. Nancy Jaax (Julianna Margulies) finds Dr. Peter Jahrling (Topher Grace) and shakes him awake to make sure he is OK during the Ebola investigation.

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A NatGeo TV Drama Is 'Inspired' By A 1989 Ebola Crisis In The U.S. How Accurate Is It?

5:00am May 27, 2019

by Fran Kritz

'The Hot Zone,' a miniseries on the National Geographic Channel, was "inspired" by a 1989 Ebola crisis in the U.S. We asked virologist Thomas Geisbert, who was on the scene.