Ebola Outbreak Hits 676 Cases in DRC as US Quarantine Plans Spark Kenya Protests
Sourced from 6 publications
- •The DRC Ebola outbreak has reached 676 cases and 136 deaths, with the Bundibugyo strain spreading into Uganda and new health zones.
- •US plans connected to an Ebola quarantine facility at Kenya's Laikipia Airbase have provoked protests and legal challenges against senior Kenyan officials.
- •Sylvester Muigai Ndung'u's body was found two days after protests at the quarantine centre, though the precise circumstances remain unclear.
- •Scientists have launched clinical trials on experimental Ebola treatments identified through preliminary studies.
- •WHO epidemiology officials warn that cases are being detected in new health zones on a near-daily basis.
Sources
Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens
New York Times
Mother finds body of missing son two days after Kenya's Ebola quarantine centre...
BBC World
Alarm as Ebola spreads into new areas of DR Congo
Al Jazeera
CS Duale, AG Oduor in the spot for contempt in Ebola quarantine facility saga
standardmedia.co.ke
Court allows mum of slain singer Wandeto to bury her remains
the-star.co.ke
Ebola cases in DRC rise to 676 as Kenya protests erupt over US plans
Ars Technica
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