Africa Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 cases, mostly in DR Congo
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The Story
Jean Kaseya, of the Africa CDC, warns of the illness spreading like Covid unless more funding is secured to increase preparedness and possible treatment The “unprecedented”spread of the Ebola outbreakmeans it could reach the UK and other countries, according to one of Africa’s top health officials.
The Spread
The coverage 24 sources
- Center-LeftAl JazeeraEbola cases in DR Congo surpass 10,000 in fastest-growing outbreak (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftDaily MaverickCongo’s Ebola cases surpass 10,000 as fears grow of wider African spread (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftNPRIsrael's election too close to call. And, the Ebola outbreak reaches grim milestone (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftThe GuardianAfrica’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health official (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftThe MirrorEbola outbreak kills nearly 5,000 as virus spreads beyond Congo and sparks global alarm (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterAfrican BusinessDRC needs urgent help as Ebola spreads (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterAPA News (Pan-African)DRC Ebola tops 10,000 cases amid warning of inadequate response - APAnews - Agence de Presse Africaine (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterAsharq Al-AwsatCongo's Ebola Infections Surpass 10,000 (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterAssociated PressCongo’s Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as authorities race to slow the spread in African countries - AP News (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterDeutsche WelleDR Congo reports over 10,000 Ebola cases as the outbreak spreads abroad, with no approved vaccine or specific treatment for the Bundibugyo virus (opens the publisher’s site)