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A health care worker takes the temperatures of passengers at Ngobila Beach in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Thursday May 24, 2018. Congo's fight to rein in a deadly Ebola outbreak has authorities crossing the border to buy up available thermometers, a World Health Organization official said, as the health ministry on Thursday announced that confirmed cases had reached 30, including eight deaths. (AP Photo/John Bompengo)

Congo says confirmed Ebola cases have reached 31; 9 deaths

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO - Associated Press

In this May 22, 2018, photo, schoolchildren wash their hands to help contain the Ebola outbreak before entering a classroom in the north-western city of Mbandaka, in Congo. Congo's health ministry announced six new confirmed Ebola cases and two new suspected cases Tuesday as vaccinations entered a second day in an effort to contain the deadly virus in the city of more than 1 million. (Mark Naftalin/UNICEF via AP)

WHO alerts African border countries to defend against Ebola

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A health worker prepares an Ebola vaccine to administer to health workers during a vaccination campaign in Mbandaka, Congo, Monday, May 21, 2018. Congo's health minister says a nurse has died from Ebola in Bikoro, the rural northwestern town where the outbreak began, as the country begins a vaccination campaign. (AP Photo/John Bompengo)

HHS chief to world: U.S. to provide millions for Ebola response

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Dr. Guyauma Ngoyi Mwamba, centre, representative of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Expanded Program on Immunization, is administered with a vaccine during a vaccination campaign in Mbandaka, Congo Monday, May 21, 2018. Congo's health minister says a nurse has died from Ebola in Bikoro, the rural northwestern town where the outbreak began, as the country begins a vaccination campaign. (AP Photo/John Bompengo)

Democratic Republic of Congo begins trial Ebola vaccination

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Taiwan ‘angry’ over not being invited to WHO assembly

Associated Press

In this photo taken on Sunday, May 13, 2018, people suspected of having the Ebola Virus wait at a treatment center in Bikoro Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has spread to a city of more than 1 million people, a worrying shift as the deadly virus risks traveling more easily in densely populated areas. Two suspected cases of hemorrhagic fever were reported in the Wangata health zones that include Mbandaka, the capital of northwestern Equateur province. The city is about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Bikoro, the rural area where the outbreak was announced last week, said Congo's Health Minister Oly Ilunga. (AP Photo/John Bompengo)

After fumbling Ebola in 2014, Congo is key test for UN

By MARIA CHENG - Associated Press

In this photo taken Monday, May 14, 2018, members of a Red Cross team don protective clothing before heading out to look for suspected victims of Ebola, in Mbandaka, Congo. (Karsten Voigt/International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies via AP) ** FILE **

Ebola outbreak isn’t a global emergency yet: WHO

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo taken on Sunday, May 13, 2018, people suspected of having the Ebola Virus wait at a treatment center in Bikoro Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has spread to a city of more than 1 million people, a worrying shift as the deadly virus risks traveling more easily in densely populated areas. Two suspected cases of hemorrhagic fever were reported in the Wangata health zones that include Mbandaka, the capital of northwestern Equateur province. The city is about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Bikoro, the rural area where the outbreak was announced last week, said Congo's Health Minister Oly Ilunga. (AP Photo/John Bompengo)

The Latest: WHO: Ebola in Congo not global health emergency

Associated Press

In this photo taken on Sunday, May 13, 2018, a health care worker wears virus protective gear at a treatment center in Bikoro Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has spread to a city of more than 1 million people, a worrying shift as the deadly virus risks traveling more easily in densely populated areas. Two suspected cases of hemorrhagic fever were reported in the Wangata health zones that include Mbandaka, the capital of northwestern Equateur province. The city is about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Bikoro, the rural area where the outbreak was announced last week, said Congo's Health Minister Oly Ilunga. (AP Photo/John Bompengo)

WHO says Ebola outbreak spread to Congo city

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo taken on Sunday, May 13, 2018, a health care worker wears virus protective gear at a treatment center in Bikoro Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has spread to a city of more than 1 million people, a worrying shift as the deadly virus risks traveling more easily in densely populated areas. Two suspected cases of hemorrhagic fever were reported in the Wangata health zones that include Mbandaka, the capital of northwestern Equateur province. The city is about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Bikoro, the rural area where the outbreak was announced last week, said Congo's Health Minister Oly Ilunga. (AP Photo/John Bompengo)

AP Explains: Ebola reaches an urban area in Congo. What now?

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

FILE - In this undated colorized transmission electron micrograph file image made available by the CDC shows an Ebola virus virion. Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a city, the capital of the northwestern Equateur province, a worrying shift as the risk of infection is more easily passed on in densely populated urban areas. (Frederick Murphy/CDC via AP, File)

Correction: Congo-Ebola story

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO and CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

This undated colorized transmission electron micrograph file image made available by the CDC shows an Ebola virus virion. (Frederick Murphy/CDC via AP, File)

Congo approves use of experimental Ebola vaccine, WHO says

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Ebola vaccines to be shipped to Congo, WHO chief says

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO - Associated Press

Congo health ministry confirms 2 Ebola cases in new outbreak

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO and CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

Scientists confirmed Ebola strains in two specimens collected from five patients. (Associated Press/File)

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares new Ebola outbreak

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007 file photo, an overweight person eats in London. The World Health Organization is taking on the battle of the bulge, saying that saturated fat shouldn't make up more than 10 percent of your diet. In its first draft guidelines on fat intake, the U.N. health agency said that to avoid piling on the pounds, both adults and children should ensure that no more than 10 percent of their calories should come from saturated fat, found in foods including butter, milk, meat, eggs and chocolate. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

WHO: Saturated fat should be less than 10 percent of diet

Associated Press

Illustration on Taiwan's contributions to world health by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Why Taiwan must be seated at the World Health Assembly

By Stanley Kao

This June 5, 2017, file photo shows a marijuana leaf in the vegetative room at a cannabis cultivator in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP, File)

FDA seeking input on medical marijuana ahead of World Health Organization meeting

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

WHO says tainted food outbreak threatens 16 African nations

Associated Press

WHO says diphtheria infected over 1,300 people in Yemen

Associated Press