Africa CDC declares continental emergency over Ebola outbreak

Ebola declared 'continental emergency'; WHO chief concerned at 'scale and speed' of DR Congo outbreak

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday expressed concern at the speed and scale of the Ebola outbreak in central Africa — declared a “continental” emergency — as the number of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) jumped to 131. The toll from the Ebola outbreak in the DRC has risen to an estimated 131 deaths from 513 suspected cases, health minister Samuel Roger Kamba said. There has also been one death in neighbou…

Africa CDC Declares the Ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security

Press Release - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), acting on the recommendations of its Emergency Consultative Group (ECG), has officially declared the ongoing Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS).

Africa CDC declares continental emergency over Ebola outbreak

Africa CDC has declared a continental public health emergency over the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, where suspected cases have risen to about 395 and more than 100 deaths have been reported. The declaration was announced Monday by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. It comes after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Conc…

Ebola outbreak in Africa declared health emergency

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Declares the Ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Declares the Ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security