Amid an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the US is set to make it mandatory for air passengers entering the country to furnish an attestation saying they have not been to the DRC in the last 21 days. A healthcare worker walks through a treatment center for Ebola patients in Beni, … Read more
By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo and Camillus Eboh Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda ABUJA, – Nigeria’s government said on Tuesday there was a case of Ebola in the capital, Abuja, after laboratory tests confirmed the viral infection. Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate told the public broadcaster that the female patient had travelled … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient. Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet Health Ministry Director-General Dr. Patrick Amoth said the eighth case involved a 49-year-old patient attendant … Read more
NAIROBI, – Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi. Kenya confirms first Ebola case after man who travelled from Congo dies Kenya is the fourth country to record a case linked to the Ebola epidemic in eastern Congo, the … Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria — Authorities in eastern Congo are shifting to a village-centered approach to fight the Ebola outbreakAfrica’s top public health agency said Thursday, as the virus continues to spread faster than efforts to track and contain it. 5 challenges Congo faces in containing its fast-moving Ebola outbreak The Africa Centers for Disease Control and … Read more
The United Arab Emirates has announced a temporary halt to the issuance of new visas to nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan as authorities step up measures to prevent the spread of Ebola.The decision, announced jointly by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) and the Federal Authority … Read more