U.S. health officials turned to the basketball Hall of Famer for help battling an Ebola outbreak in his native Congo.

Jun.24 -- NBA legend @officialmutombo recorded a message to his fellow Congolese about ways to fight the spread of Ebola Iran attacks 'unaccep

Former Sixer Dikembe Mutombo has recorded a PSA for the CDC speaking to fellow Congolese about the Ebola outbreak in his homeland.

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BENI, Congo — A driver working with an Ebola response team is in critical condition after angry crowds hurled rocks at him and set his vehicle on f

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has partnered with Dikembe Mutombo to record radio and television ads to help stop the

Precautionary measures against Ebola, among them, the use of thermal guns, have been put in place in Busia.

Johannesburg - Although South Africa has not yet put in place travel restrictions to Uganda or Kenya following a recent Ebola scare, authorities sa

Inadequate funds are posing grave challenges towards containing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in East Central Africa, which has already claimed more th

In this photo provided by the International Rescue Committee, a Congolese refugee is screened for Ebola symptoms at the IRC triage facility in the

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has opened its expert meeting to decide whether the Ebola outbreak in Congo — which spilled int

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The persistence of Congo’s Ebola outbreak and its deadly spread to Uganda in recent days show how societal issues are as crucial as scientific adva

BUTEMBO, Congo — A dozen young men revved their motor­cycle engines in front of the wooden gate of a makeshift checkpoint — too impatient to have t

Included in American Scientist magazine’s list of “books that shaped a century of science,” Richard Preston’s non-fiction classic The Hot Zone has

An ongoing Ebola outbreak has already caused 1,400 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo–and across the border, Ugandan authorities are bracin

The persistence of Congo's Ebola outbreak and its deadly spread to Uganda in recent days show how societal issues are as crucial as scientific

The federal government has called on Nigerians to disregard rumours of a positive case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country, saying effort h

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After six years on ER, playing Carol Hathaway in NBC’s hit medical drama, Julianna Margulies made a vow to stay away from roles that involved deliv

MPONDWE, Uganda -- Several well-trodden paths crisscross the lush area where people walk between Congo and Uganda to visit family and friends and g

June 19 (UPI) --Uganda's health minister announced that officials have been cleared to use three new experimental Ebola treatments, a week aft

The threat of the second deadliest Ebola outbreak continues to grow in central Africa as more than 300,000 people have fled the Congo since early J

Kericho medics in protective gear over Ebola scare.