A clinical trial for potential Ebola treatments has commenced in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the World Health Organization announcing the enrollment of the first patient.
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The whereabouts of nearly 300 individuals who have tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remain unknown, according to Africa's top public health official, raising concerns about community transmission.
The U.S. is providing doses of an experimental antibody drug for clinical trials to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking a shift in its policy.
France has confirmed its first case of Ebola in a doctor who recently returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
UNICEF reports that nearly 3 million children and adolescents in eastern DRC are at risk from Ebola and the disruption of essential services as confirmed cases surpass 1,000.
Seventy-five healthcare workers have contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 17 fatalities reported as the outbreak spreads rapidly.
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risks becoming deadlier than the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic, warns the head of Africa's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Tens of thousands remain untraced.