Congo’s ministry of health announces at least 930 people have died since Ebola outbreak in the east
The Ebola outbreak that was declared in eastern Congo on May 15 is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record. The Bundibugyo virus responsible for the outbreak is less common than others that cause Ebola disease, and there is no approved vaccine or treatment.
Hell of a disaster in eastern Congo as health-workers strike over unpaid salaries, confirmed Ebola cases top 2,000
Health workers at the Bunia General Hospital went on strike on Wednesday, the latest group to have walked off their job at the epicentre over payment issues.
Fear of rapid spread of Ebola in eastern Congo rises after WHO government fail to pay overworked medical staff
The latest government data shows 1,708 recorded cases, including 580 deaths, and that the first month of this Ebola outbreak was already the worst on record, health authorities said. The strike comes at the start of enrolment for clinical trials for the treatment of the Bundibugyo virus that is responsible for this outbreak.
It is some ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for residents of eastern Congo as WHO starts trials of a new Ebola treatment
The WHO announced the same day that the first participant had been enrolled in the study, which is evaluating whether the antiviral remdesivir, the experimental antibody treatment MBP134 or a combination of both can improve survival among patients infected with the Bundibugyo virus.
