Vaccine for Ebola virus Mar 31, 2008
So far, there have been over 1500 cases of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in humans ... Ebola haemorrhagic fever can have a mortality rate of around 90% in humans ... Successful human trials will mean that we can vaccinate healthcare workers and other key personnel during outbreaks of Ebola haemorrhagic fever, helping us to protect their lives and control the spread of the disease. (EurekAlert!)
Infectious diseases may spark next war Feb 22, 2008
Infectious diseases may drive the world to war-Developmental Issues-Planet SOS-The Times of India. Developmental Issues. (India Times, India)
Inside Ebola's zone of death Dec 16, 2007
Ebola haemorrhagic fever, which is spread by touch, kills between 50 and 90 per cent of victims. Thirty-two people have died and 120 people have the virus - in a nation where malaria kills 300 people a day - but it is the nature of the illness that has caused such panic. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Uganda: Muslims Warned Not to Wash the Dead Over Ebola Dec 11, 2007
This is one of the measures to stem the spread of the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Bundibugyo district. The disease is spread through contact with body fluids of an infected person. (AllAfrica.com)
Uganda: Crisis in Uganda As Ebola Spreads Dec 10, 2007
Suspected cases of the lethal Ebola haemorrhagic fever have been reported in seven more districts, the Ugandan government announced on Friday. State minister for primary health care, Dr Emmanuel Otaala said eight cases had been registered in the districts of Adjumani in West Nile, Mbale in the east, Masaka and Mubende in Buganda region and Kasese, Fort Portal (Kabarole) and Kanungu in western Uganda. (allAfrica.com)
FACTBOX - What is Ebola? Dec 9, 2007
-- Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) is a severe, often fatal disease in humans and non-human primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees) that has appeared sporadically since its initial recognition in 1976. -- The disease is caused by infection with Ebola virus, named after a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) in Africa, where it was first recognised. (Reuters)
Uganda says suspected Ebola cases rise to 75 Dec 5, 2007
Eight more cases of the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing the total to 17, a World Health Organisation official in Congo said this week. MSF's team of experts is working to stem the outbreak in the vast central African country where health care services are virtually non-existent after years of war. (AlertNet)
Uganda: Ebola Outbreak Kills 16 Dec 1, 2007
An outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in the western Uganda district of Bundibugyo has killed 16 of 51 people infected over the past three weeks, a senior health official said. "We have been on the ground and we are deploying more people to manage the situation," Sam Zaramba, director of health services at the ministry of health, told IRIN on 30 November. (allAfrica.com)
Ebola Kills 16 In Uganda, More Infected Dec 1, 2007
A news agency reported from Kampala, capital city of Uganda, earlier this morning that an outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in the district of Bundibugyo in the western part of the country had killed 16 people ... Ebola is a group of viruses that cause Ebola haemorrhagic fever, for which there is no cure, and leads to various symptoms that can appear suddenly, including diarrhoea, fever, fatigue, general pain and malaise, and severe bleeding, both externally and internally. (Medical News Today)
Uganda: Ebola Strikes Again Nov 30, 2007
THE strange viral disease that struck the western district of Bundibugyo in August and has todate killed 16 people has been confirmed by the Health Ministry to be the Ebola haemorrhagic fever, a deadly disease for which there is no cure. Announcing the existence of the Ebola strain in the country yesterday, Dr Sam Zaramba, the director general of health services said; "The Ministry of Health would like to inform the public that the mysterious disease outbreak in Bundibubyo has now been confirmed... (allAfrica.com)
Congo declares end of deadly Ebola outbreak Nov 20, 2007
KINSHASA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Health officials in Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared the end of an outbreak of deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever, believed to have killed up to 187 people over 8 months. Congo's Health Ministry and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that a 42-day period following the death of the last Ebola victim had ended on November 13. (AlertNet)
Congo says Ebola outbreak contained, but not over Sep 29, 2007
KINSHASA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday that health experts were managing to contain the spread of an outbreak of deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever whose confirmed cases have risen to 24 ... Health workers distribute information about the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever to villagers at Kakenge, on the road from Kananga to Mweka, September 27, 2007. (AlertNet)
Congo hopes hi-tech ID cards will tame unruly army Sep 28, 2007
Health workers distribute information about the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever to villagers at Kakenge, on the road from Kananga to Mweka, September 27, 2007. Eight more cases of Ebola fever have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing the total to 17, a World Health Organisation official in Congo said. (AlertNet)
Congo-Kinshasa: More Ebola Cases Suspected Sep 25, 2007
Two cases of suspected Ebola haemorrhagic fever have been reported in Kasai Oriental, the neighbouring province to Kasai Occidental, where at least nine cases have been confirmed, according to health officials. "We received samples from two suspected cases in the village of Mwene Ditu that have been sent to the laboratory in the United States," Benoit Kebela, the secretary-general in the ministry of health, said. (allAfrica.com)
DRC: Ebola cases suspected in Kasai Oriental Sep 25, 2007
KINSHASA, 24 September 2007 (IRIN) - Two cases of suspected Ebola haemorrhagic fever have been reported in Kasai Oriental, the neighbouring province to Kasai Occidental, where at least nine cases have been confirmed, according to health officials ... The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said it had confirmed typhoid in the area of Democratic Republic of Congo where health experts are working to fight an outbreak of deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever. (AlertNet)
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu displacement spreading Sep 22, 2007
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said it had confirmed typhoid in the area of Democratic Republic of Congo where health experts are working to fight an outbreak of deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever. Picture taken September 18, 2007. (AlertNet)
Congo-Kinshasa: Typhoid Confirmed in Ebola-Afflicted Province Sep 21, 2007
On 19 September, the Tanzanian health authorities sent out a warning of Ebola haemorrhagic fever to people living in regions neighbouring the DRC.. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Tanzania: Health Authorities Issue Ebola Alert Sep 20, 2007
Tanzanian health authorities have cautioned people living in regions neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in the central African country. Western Tanzanian regions bordering DRC include Mbeya, Rukwa, Kigoma and Kagera. (allAfrica.com)
Ebola frontlineHealth worker dealing with DRC outbreak shares her diary Sep 19, 2007
Since the first MSF team arrived in Kampungu at the beginning of September, 25 severe cases suspected to be Ebola haemorrhagic fever have been hospitalised at Kampungu's health centre. Of these, eight patients have already died. (BBC News)
Congo-Kinshasa:Ebola Outbreak "Contained" - Kabila Sep 15, 2007
This followed the analysis of blood samples from five infected people at the referral laboratory in Franceville, Gabon, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the USA, and the national institute for biomedical research (l'Institut national de r;cherche bio-medicale), which confirmed the outbreak of the Ebola haemorrhagic fever. According to Kaput, the crisis committee, made up of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC, was conducting investigations to confirm whether all... (allAfrica.com)
DRC: Ebola outbreak "contained" - Kabila Sep 15, 2007
cherche bio-medicale), which confirmed the outbreak of the Ebola haemorrhagic fever. According to Kaput, the crisis committee, made up of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC, was conducting investigations to confirm whether all the deaths had been caused by the Ebola virus after cases of shingles and dysentery were confirmed. (AlertNet)
Congo-Kinshasa: Towns Quarantined After Ebola Outbreak Sep 13, 2007
AUTHORITIES have placed two towns in southern Democratic Republic of Congo in quarantine to contain an outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever, a deadly disease for which there is no treatment. Health workers in DR Congo's southern province of Kasai Occidental had reported more than 160 deaths among 352 sick people in the past four months due to a mystery fever. (allAfrica.com)
Outbreak Of Deadly Ebola Virus In DR Congo Sep 13, 2007
Ebola virus is highly contagious and leads to ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF), a febrile haemorrhagic illness (fever and internal bleeding) that is fatal in 50 to 90 per cent of cases and for which there is no cure. The last serious outbreak in DR Congo was in 1995 in Kikwit and killed more than 200 people. (Medical News Today)
Health experts rush to tackle Congo Ebola outbreak Sep 13, 2007
KINSHASA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Health workers launched an emergency operation on Wednesday to fight an outbreak of deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever in southern Congo, airlifting supplies, setting up isolation tents and disinfecting contaminated areas. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and medical NGOs such as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) joined local health authorities in a major logistics operation to try to contain the outbreak in Kasai Occidental province of Democratic Republic of Congo. (AlertNet)
DRC Government Confirms Ebola Outbreak [document] Sep 12, 2007
com: Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Page 1 of 1) ... Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has confirmed an outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever, in the province of Kasai Occidental. (allAfrica.com)
Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever - Fact Sheet [document] Sep 12, 2007
com: Africa: Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever - Fact Sheet (Page 1 of 2) ... Africa: Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever - Fact Sheet ... Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) is a febrile haemorrhagic illness which causes death in 50-90% of all clinically ill cases. (allAfrica.com)
Congo slaps quarantine on Ebola outbreak area Sep 12, 2007
KINSHASA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Authorities placed two towns in southern Democratic Republic of Congo in quarantine on Tuesday to contain an outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever, a deadly disease for which there is no treatment. Health authorities in Congo's southern province of Kasai Occidental had reported more than 160 deaths among 352 sick people in the past four months due to a mystery fever. (AlertNet)
WHO Alarms On Health Threats Aug 25, 2007
Since 1967, at least 39 new pathogens have been identified, including HIV, Ebola haemorrhagic fever, Marburg fever and SRS. Other centuries-old threats, such as pandemic influenza, malaria and tuberculosis continue to pose a threat to health, through a combination of mutation, rising resistance to antimicrobial medicines and weak health systems. The report blamed these health problems on inadequate investment in public health resulting from a false sense of security in the absence of infectious... (AllAfrica.com)
Marburg fever outbreak kills miner in Uganda-WHO Aug 3, 2007
The rare but highly fatal disease, caused by a virus from the same family as the one that causes Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is transmitted by close contact with blood or other body fluids and can cause bleeding from multiple orifices. "We have one confirmed case of death from Marburg haemorrhagic fever plus up to four rumoured or suspected cases," Hartl said. (AlertNet)
Disease detectivesThe experts who track down the culprits that make us ill Feb 8, 2006
Today we know the disease to be the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever. The disease detectives are unstinting in their dedication to public health and it is their detailed methodical science that keeps us all safe. (BBC News -- Health)
