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Gunmen kill two rangers in latest deadly attack in DRC’s Virunga National Park

By David Akana Gunmen have killed two rangers in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the latest deadly attack in a region roiled by militia violence. Park sources said a heavily armed group opened fire on a control post at Kamuhororo,

How bushmeat, burial rites and disinformation make the DRC an Ebola hotspot

Recurring Ebola outbreaks in Democratic Republic of Congo are linked to rural communities’ customs and reliance on bushmeat as a source of protein.

Ebola in the DRC: 'The epidemic is unprecedented in scale'

While it is unlikely that the disease will spread globally, there is a 'high' risk that it will continue to gain ground in Central Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
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Suspected Ebola cases reported in rebel-held DRC area

Suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in a rebel-held part of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s South Kivu province, hundreds of kilometres from the outbreak’s epicentre, officials said on Thursday.

American Ebola patient evacuated from DRC to Germany is in stable condition, CDC says

A U.S. citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak of ‌a rare strain of the virus has killed over 130 people, is being treated in Germany and is in stable condition,

WHO declares Ebola health emergency in the DRC, Uganda

The WHO has declared a public health emergency of international concern in reaction to an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the DRC.

The struggle to contain Ebola in DRC: 'It's not under control'

The struggle to contain the Ebola outbreak in DRC: ‘It’s very much not under control’ - IN FOCUS: Rachel Hagan speaks to health workers and aid groups about how difficult it is to stop an outbreak tha