WHO Chief to Meet Congo President, as Group Warns Ebola Likely Spread Undetected for Months

WHO chief ends DR Congo visit as group warns Ebola likely spread undetected

Tedros meets President Tshisekedi amid warnings that four out of five virus contacts have gone untraced.

Ebola outbreak may have started in January and spread 'unchecked for months'

Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo now claim the recent Ebola outbreak may have began back in January, months earlier than once thought

WHO boss wraps up 'challenging' trip to Ebola-hit Congo

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says Ebola testing needs ramp up in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

WHO chief to meet Congo president, as group warns Ebola likely spread undetected for months

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) ​was due to meet with the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) president on Monday to discuss the country's Ebola outbreak, which ‌an aid agency warned was likely much larger than official figures reflect. The outbreak, already the third-largest on record, persisted for weeks undetected, say health officials, who are now behind the curve and struggling to bring it under control. Arriving in Congo l…

Aid agency warns Ebola likely spread undetected in DR Congo for months

The International Rescue Committee warned that the Ebola virus may have been spreading for up to three months before the first official cases were detected in mid-May.

WHO chief wraps up visit to Ebola-hit Congo, briefs president on response

KINSHASA, June 1 - The head of the World Health Organization on Monday concluded his visit to Democratic Republic of Congo by briefing the president on the response to the Ebola outbreak, which an aid agency warned was likely much larger than official figures show. Read more at straitstimes.com.