Articles and Commentaries
Ebola outbreak in DRC’s east declared over by Aljazeera
DR Congo reports new Ebola cases by Independent Catholic News
FDA approves first treatment for Ebola, a Regeneron antibody cocktail. Approval may bolster hopes for Regeneron’s COVID-19 therapy, which uses same strategy. by Beth Mole Ars Technica
WHO says more than 11,000 Ebola vaccines will go to Guinea by Carley Petesch The Associated Press
Ebola: Outbreak can be contained. Guinea tracks potential Ebola contacts, says it can overcome new outbreak by Vatican News
Ebola Response Priorities in the Time of Covid-19 by Athalia Christie, M.I.A., John C. Neatherlin, M.P.H., and Robert R. Redfield, M.D. The New England Journal of Medicine September 20, 2020
COVID-19, Ebola, and conflict are triple-threat for humanitarian efforts in Congo by Crux Staff Crux
New Ebola outbreak in DRC prompts Catholic aid by Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Four Ebola-response workers killed in attacks, forcing withdrawal from critical DRC region by Helen Branswell STAT
Catholic agency works to ‘correct vaccine myths’ during Congo’s Ebola fight by Crux Staff
Congolese Church seeks to raise awareness of Ebola/ Bishops call on followers to take drastic measures after it was declared a global health emergency by Mélinée Le Prio La Croix International
Q&A: Anthony Fauci Describes an Experimental Ebola Treatment'’ The monoclonal antibody, known as mAb114, is likely to be used in the current Ebola outbreak in DRC. by Shawna William The Scientist
Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly returning to Africa as medical missionary by Barrry Rosss Jr. Religion News Service
DRC Ebola case in Goma potential game-changerIn the Democratic Republic of Congo, by Linda Bordoni Vatican News
Responding to the HIV outbreak in Larkana by UN AIDS
DRC Ebola outbreaks Crisis update - May 2019 by Madd toéadd todecins Sans Frontières
In central Africa, Islamist militias complicate church efforts to battle Ebola by Fredrick Nzwili Religion News Service
A diplomat on the Ebola frontline by Lydia O’Kan Vatican News
Communities attack medical workers as Ebola outbreak in Eastern Congo kills more than 1000 by 1NewsNow
Nearly 100 Children Die in Ebola Outbreak by Zenit Staff
Prayers
Prayer for the Children of Democratic Republic of the Congo
"Lord Jesus, as a child you faced death at the hands of a brutal dictator. As a pastoral
minister you showed special concern for children. As countless children face imminent
death in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the face of the Ebola virus we raise
our voices on their behalf. Send your healing Spirit upon them so that they might enjoy
the fullness of life on this earth. May the angel that protected you and your parents
on their flight to Egypt protect these children in our day
by John T. Pawlikowski, OSM, Ph.D Profiles in Catholicism