Africa’s Ebola outbreaks complicated by victims who prefer traditional healers
BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda (AP) — Whenever Ebola comes, some of the afflicted choose the road to the nearest hospital.…
WHO And EU Ramp Up Ebola Response: Why The Disease Remains A Concern
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the European Union (EU) have intensified efforts to contain the ongoing Ebola…
Ebola outbreak: Do African lives matter to the former colonial powers? – People’s World
Red Cross workers carry the body of a person who died of Ebola into a coffin at a…
WHO warns of ‘catastrophic collision’ of Ebola and war in DR Congo
State services in rural Ituri province, where it was first detected, have been largely absent for decades. In…
Ebola alert in Italy: Two suspected cases in Lombardy after return from Uganda
A health alert has been issued in Italy’s northern Lombardy region after two suspected cases of Ebola were…
Rwanda begins collecting DNA in the wild to track mountain gorilla and other species
MUSANZE, Rwanda (AP) — A guide called out to endangered golden monkeys with grunts and clicks to signal…
Ebola risk in Congo now ‘very high’, WHO warns – POLITICO
The situation remains stable in neighboring Uganda, where two confirmed cases and one death have been recorded. Anne…
Czech hospital to monitor American doctor exposed to Ebola in Uganda – POLITICO
A new outbreak of the deadly disease began in May in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with…
Ebola deaths surge 30 percent as Berlin prepares for patient – POLITICO
Measures that specifically exclude foreigners are ineffective, said Jeanne Marrazzo, head of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.…
New deadly Ebola outbreak hits DR Congo, 1 dead in Uganda
Tests showed the man was infected with the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, for which no vaccine exists. Vaccines…
From exile to economic powerhouse: Indians now contribute to 65% of Uganda’s tax revenue despite being just 1%
Walk through the lanes of Uganda’s capital, Kampala and chances are that you’ll find an Indian there. From…
The Unprecedented Civil War of the Ngogo Chimpanzees
Some Ngogo chimps. Credit: Aaron Sandel For twenty years, researchers watched the Ngogo chimpanzees of Uganda hold hands,…