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DRC minister says people don't 'need to be in panic' over Ebola outbreak

There are more than 900 suspected cases of Ebola in the DRC.
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International Aid Cuts Complicate Congo's Ebola Epidemic

The scaling back of development aid has contributed to the inability to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Inside the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in DRC as the virus spreads

Hélène Akilimali says she’s taking every precaution against contracting Ebola, but the Congolese cocoa seller can’t control how others behave.

Uganda closes border with Congo after surge of rare Ebola cases

Uganda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo after a surge in Ebola cases of a rare variant. The decision to close the border was made by an Ebola task force led by Ugandan Vice President Jessica Alupo.

WHO urges ceasefire in Congo to contain Ebola as cases surge

(Corrects paragraph 5 to state that North and South Kivu provinces are partially controlled by M23 rebels, not that North Kivu is held by M23 and South Kivu is controlled by the Alliance Fleuve Congo;

DRC is no stranger to Ebola outbreaks. Why isn’t there a vaccine or treatment to help now?

The fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo came to the world’s attention only a little more than a week ago and is already the third-largest on record. But it’s the 17th outbreak the country has dealt with since the virus was discovered there in 1976.
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'We are here to help': WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday visited Bunia in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - where a severe Ebola outbreak has been declared.