Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak
First reported 29 Sept, 12:00 UTCUpdated 13h ago13 sources
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The drug is targeted at Bundibugyo virus, which is responsible for the fast-moving outbreak and is without an approved vaccine or treatment. The trial began in July and is one of several studies launched to find some protection and another way of at least slowing the outbreak.
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8,300 cases have been recorded since the outbreak was declared in eastern Congo on May 15.
The drug is targeted at Bundibugyo virus, which is responsible for the fast-moving outbreak and is without an approved vaccine or treatment. The trial began in July and is one of several studies launched to find some protection and another way of at least slowing the outbreak.
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people and is on track to become the deadliest on record, as unpaid health workers, community distrust and violence hamper the response.
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- DRC: Early access to care and oxygen decisive for Ebola patients’ survival – WHO (opens UN News in a new tab)
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health workers fighting the country’s largest-ever Ebola outbreak are struggling to overcome critical challenges to patient care, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
- DRC: Death of local official highlights tensions around Ebola response (opens Africanews in a new tab)
Karondwa was buried in his native Lubero, as calls grow for an investigation into his death and for greater trust between communities and health workers fighting the Ebola outbreak.
- Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Response Faces Setback As Transit Centre Burns Down in DR Congo Camp (opens AllAfrica in a new tab)
[UN News] The enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key transit centre for patients requiring treatment burned down in Ituri province.
- Congo Ebola death toll hits 4,000 as violence hampers response (opens Daily Sabah in a new tab)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 4,000 people and infected more than 8,200, with violence and mass displacement in the country's east making...
- More than 4,000 deaths recorded in DR Congo Ebola outbreak (opens Sky News in a new tab)
More than 4,000 Ebola deaths have been recorded, authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said as they struggle to contain the virus.
- Ebola treatment centre was burned down as death toll in Congo passes 4,000 (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Julien Harneis, the UN senior Ebola coordinator, said creating Ebola transit and treatment centres has been a struggle, requiring money and staff, all of which are in short supply.
- DR Congo Ebola outbreak killed more than 4,000: official figures (opens Euronews in a new tab)
The worst ever Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now killed more than 4,000 people out of more than 8,000 confirmed cases, Congolese officials said on Friday.
- 5 questions about Congo's Ebola outbreak (opens The Washington Times in a new tab)
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people and is on track to become the deadliest on record, as unpaid health workers, community distrust and violence hamper the response.
- Militia Violence Empties 19,000-Person Camp at Heart of Ebola Outbreak as Death Toll Rises (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
The United Nations expressed alarm in a statement on Thursday that the Kigonze camp in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — which temporarily housed thousands of displaced people — had been entirely emptied, scattering its population during an uncontrolled Ebola outbreak.
- Ebola death toll in DRC passes 4,000, as health workers are fighting to get paid (opens Le Monde (English) in a new tab)
8,300 cases have been recorded since the outbreak was declared in eastern Congo on May 15.
- France to step up Ebola funding in Congo amid resurgence fears, says minister (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
France allocated €13.4 million to the fight against Ebola between January and July.
- France pledges more support to fight DRC Ebola outbreak as deaths top 4,000 (opens RFI in a new tab)
France will step up its support for efforts to control Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Saturday during a visit to a region hit by the virus. The outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, Congolese authorities said, as they struggle to contain what has become…
