Ebola Hits Rebel-Held

Ebola Hits Rebel-Held Eastern Congo Two Months After It Is Declared Free of the Virus

A new Ebola case has been reported in rebel-held eastern Democratic Republic of Congo just weeks after AFC/M23 rebel forces said their areas are free of the disease. The Ebola case is related to a 21-year-old man who travelled from Butembo into North Kivu, which is under the control of the AFC/M23 rebels. The patient […]

DR Congo Ebola outbreak

DR Congo’s Ebola Crisis Deepens: WHO Warns of the Country’s Largest Outbreak Yet

Doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing something they’ve never dealt with before: an Ebola outbreak that’s outpacing every containment effort thrown at it. The World Health Organization says infections are climbing at an “exceptional pace,” and with more than 3,600 confirmed cases and nearly 1,500 deaths so far, this has quietly become […]