WHO Secures 70,000 Ebola Vaccine Doses for Congo Amid Record Outbreak

AP News • 20 Aug 13:06

The World Health Organization announced that Congo will get 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, with 20,000 earmarked for a Phase 3 trial and the rest for frontline workers, as the country battles a rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak.

KSL News • 19 Aug 15:09

The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 5,000 confirmed cases, with health officials warning that the spread is outpacing response capacities in the remote Ituri region.

AP News • 19 Aug 09:45

The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded over 5,000 infections and 2,300 deaths, prompting WHO officials to warn that the epidemic is far from under control.

NPR • 19 Aug 09:29

The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported more than 5,000 Ebola cases and 2,378 deaths, with the virus spreading faster than any previous outbreak, according to health officials.

New York Post • 19 Aug 02:00

The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded 4,945 cases and 2,325 deaths, making it the deadliest and fastest-growing epidemic in the nation’s history.

AP News • 17 Aug 13:23

Health authorities say the latest Ebola surge in eastern Congo has killed more than 2,300 people, making it the deadliest outbreak in the country’s history.

The Guardian • 17 Aug 00:09

Official data show the Democratic Republic of the Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has killed at least 2,325 people, making it the deadliest in the nation and the fastest-growing in recorded history.

CNN • 17 Aug 00:01

The Democratic Republic of Congo reports 2,325 deaths and 4,945 confirmed cases in its latest Ebola outbreak, making it the deadliest in the country’s history.

apnews.com • 15 Aug 05:31

In eastern Congo, community health workers struggle to keep pace with the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, while delayed salaries and security challenges further weaken the response.

PBS • 14 Aug 22:45

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 4,600 confirmed cases and 2,100 deaths, prompting WHO warnings that it could exceed the 2014-2016 West African epidemic.

AP News • 12 Aug 15:31

The World Health Organization said the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is progressing fast enough to surpass the 2014-2016 West African epidemic, which killed more than 11,000 people.

Fox News • 12 Aug 11:00

The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded 2,000 deaths, but experts say the threat to the United States is minimal.

CNN • 11 Aug 20:42

Health authorities report more than 2,000 deaths in the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record in eastern Congo, while rebel fighting, poor infrastructure and payment disputes impede response efforts.

Al Jazeera • 11 Aug 10:55

More than 2,000 deaths have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak, which has confirmed 4,381 cases across five provinces, making it the fastest-growing on record.

Yahoo • 11 Aug 07:18

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo report 2,011 deaths among 4,381 confirmed cases of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, marking the quickest rise in fatalities for any outbreak.

BBC • 10 Aug 17:50

The World Health Organization reports that the current Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo started at least three months before it was declared, with over 4,200 confirmed cases and nearly 2,000 deaths.

AP News • 10 Aug 13:23

The World Health Organization reported that the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo started in February, earlier than the May 15 declaration, as case numbers rise and response efforts face logistical challenges.