Rwanda: Vigilance Must Be Our First Line of Defence Against Ebola
- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached Goma, leading Rwanda to close key border crossings to prevent spread while allowing only nationals to return.
- The World Health Organization declared the outbreak an international public health emergency and advised against border closures and travel restrictions despite Rwanda's actions.
- A confirmed Ebola case in Goma involves a woman who traveled there infected after her husband died of Ebola in Bunia; she has been isolated and contact tracing is underway.
- The outbreak has caused 336 cases and 87 deaths, is caused by the Bundibugyo strain for which there is no vaccine yet, and has spread to Uganda where cases were confirmed following travel from the DRC.
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Rwanda: Vigilance Must Be Our First Line of Defence Against Ebola
Editorial - The confirmation of Ebola outbreaks in neighbouring Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo must jolt the region into urgent action. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, with cases reported in DR Congo's Ituri Province and in Uganda, including imported cases linked to cross-border movement.
Update: DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to rebel-held city, Rwanda closing down border
GOMA, DR Congo, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached Goma, a rebel-held city of more than one million people on the Rwandan border, prompting Rwanda to close key border crossings on Sunday, as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak in the DRC and Uganda an international public health emergency.
A Rather Obvious Callback By The Writers
Lazy, IMHO. An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is a “public health emergency of international concern”, the World Health Organization has said. The WHO made its declaration on Sunday after 88 deaths and more than 300 suspected cases linked to the outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus, prompting Africa’s top health official to say he was “on panic mode”. In case you have forgotten, B. Barry "Bamz" Obama (The Usurper) …
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Ebola in Ituri: no cases recorded in Rwanda to date, Kigali announces the strengthening of screening and vigilance at the border entry points with DRC Image media PMaki dim 17/05/2026 - 21:07 Corps The Rwandan government through its Ministry of Health says it is following closely the outbreak of Ebola reported in the province of Ituri, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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