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Ebola testing has improved in DRC, but still isn't nearly enough: The DRC has improved testing capacity for Ebola, with two facilities operating in or near the ...
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Nigerian Health Chiefs Confirm Negative Results in Ebola Cases: Health authorities investigating two suspected Ebola cases in north-eastern Nigeria confirmed on ...
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JUST IN: Ebola: Nigeria reports two new suspected cases in North-east: The development comes 11 days after Nigeria confirmed its first case of Ebola disease ...
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Water quality alert lifted in Bezuidenhout Valley after tests: Johannesburg Water has lifted its precautionary water quality alert for Bezuidenhout Valley after ...
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What does it take to test an Ebola case?: Blood sample drawn from patients should be tested within a short time to avoid further transmission.
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Kenya says tests on suspected Ebola case come back negative: Kenya says tests on suspected Ebola case come back negative
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Mobile labs speed up Ebola testing in eastern DR Congo | Africanews: In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a mobile lab has been operating for two weeks ...
africanews.com/2026/10/02/mobile-labs-speed-up-ebola-testing-in-eastern-congo/

Health: New mobile lab to cut Uganda’s outbreak diagnosis delays: The mobile laboratory, acquired at US$500,000 (about sh1.8 billion), was handed over to the ...
newvision.co.ug/category/health/new-mobile-lab-to-cut-ugandas-outbreak-diagno-NV_239551_082026

US aid workers discharged from Laikipia Ebola facility: The release of the Americans comes as Kenya steps up surveillance, testing and isolation capacity.
nation.africa/kenya/health/us-aid-workers-discharged-from-laikipia-ebola-facility-5561720

The Most Basic Step of the Ebola Response Is Falling Short
theatlantic.com/health/2026/08/ebola-testing/688215/
Singapore contributes $2.5m to support Ebola outbreak response in Congo and Uganda
straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-contributes-2-5m-to-support-ebola-outbreak-response-in-congo-and-uganda
Aptamer Group: York firm working on test for dangerous Bundibugyo Ebola strain spreading through DRC and Uganda
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DRC Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases as death toll reaches 277- WHO: According to him, the outbreak, which was officially declared on 15 May ...
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Ebola testing stalled in three Congo labs due to shortages, says WHO: Three laboratories in Democratic Republic of Congo have run out of supplies to test for ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/ebola-testing-stalled-three-congo-labs-due-shortages-says-who-2026-06-10/

WHO says Ebola response catching up as confirmed DRC cases hit 344: The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that there have been 344 confirmed cases ...
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We’re Still Behind in Ebola Outbreak Even as Testing Improves, WHO Chief Says: While laboratory and diagnostic resources improve for the outbreak ...
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MSF says Ebola spreading at 'unprecedented rate': French aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned that the latest Ebola outbreak - the 17th ...
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WHO chief says Ebola testing being scaled up in Congo: The World Health Organization said on Thursday on X that, in partnership with the national medical ...
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Only three laboratories in Kenya can test for Ebola: The majority of facilities lack qualified personnel, and were not designed to handle Ebola demands.
nation.africa/kenya/health/only-three-laboratories-in-kenya-can-test-for-ebola-5468492

Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo claims 80 lives: Laboratory tests conducted at the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) in Kinshasa confirmed ...
indianexpress.com/article/world/ebola-outbreak-in-eastern-dr-congo-claims-80-lives-10692257/

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