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Ebola outbreak reaches major cities in DR Congo, Uganda amid fears of regional spread

The Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was officially confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 15. Less than a...

Ebola Outbreak: 952 Confirmed Cases and 247 Deaths

Ebola Outbreak: 952 Confirmed Cases and 247 DeathsMac SlavoThe Ebola virus is still making its way through the Democratic Republic of Congo. SO far, there have been 952 confirmed c...

WHO declares global health emergency over Congo Ebola outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been hit by an outbreak of Ebola. According to the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak was discovered in the north...

Ebola latest updates: Confirmed DRC cases climb past 670 as the outbreak spreads into more health zones

Ebola latest updates: Confirmed DRC cases climb past 670 as the outbreak spreads into more health zonesKate MurphyThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has continu...

Ebola deaths rise sharply as ‘scale and speed' of outbreak concerns WHO

The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in central Africa rose sharply Tuesday, with the head of the World Health Organization expressing concern over the “scale and speed of the epi...

What to know about the Ebola outbreak that has grown into a global health emergency

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization declared Sunday the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. Africa's top...

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a global health emergency

More than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths have been reported. The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatments or vaccines.

Ebola outbreak sparks global concern

The World Health Organization is calling the latest Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern. The post Ebola...

Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed 600 and is reaching new provinces

Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has killed 600 people and is now spreading into provinces that had been untouched. Authorities have logged 1,759 confirmed cases since declaring the o...

Ebola outbreak spreads to new regions as officials launch $518M response plan

WHO says Ebola is outpacing containment efforts, with 360+ cases in DRC and a new $518M response plan launched.

'Deeply concerned: WHO raises red flag over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak

A severe Ebola outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, has claimed 130 lives with over 500 suspected cases. The World Health Organization warns of high risk to neighboring...

Ebola Outbreaks in Africa Trigger Global Health Emergency, U.S. Travel Warnings

MONDAY, May 18, 2026 — The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) an international public health emergency. The de...

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreaks in Congo, Uganda

ABUJA, Nigeria — WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunda...

Ebola outbreak spreads to new regions as officials launch $518M response plan

WHO says Ebola is outpacing containment efforts, with 360+ cases in DRC and a new $518M response plan launched.

Ebola 2026

by Gertrud U. Rey On May 17, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern in response to an Ebola disease outbreak in the D...

Ebola Outbreak in the DRC Raises Global Health Concerns Amid Conflict and Displacement

UNITED NATIONS, May 26 (IPS) - Since May 16, there has been a significant increase in the number of laboratory-confirmed and suspected Ebola cases reported across the Democratic R...

WHO warns nearly 500 confirmed Ebola cases in Central Africa outbreak

Nearly 500 Ebola cases have now been confirmed in the deadly outbreak raging in central Africa, a WHO overview showed on Saturday, amid mounting concern over the swelling scale of...

Ebola outbreak draws attention to longstanding virus spillover risks in western Uganda

KAMPALA — In the hills and trading centers of western Uganda, bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities are racing to limit the spread of Bundibugyo ebolavirus, a rar...

Deadly Ebola outbreak spreads to militant controlled region in DR Congo

U.S. citizen working in Congo tests positive for Ebola, CDC says

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak recorded on the continent.

American working in Congo tests positive as Ebola outbreak fuels mounting global alarm

An Ebola outbreak in central Africa, which the World Health Organization has declared a public health emergency of international concern, is sparking increasing global alarm. Mo...

Ebola outbreak caused by rare strain with no vaccine, warn experts as cases pass 900 and first Red Cross volunteers die...

A deadly and little-understood strain of Ebola is spreading rapidly across central Africa, sparking dears of a major health crisis as cases soar and aid efforts falter.

Health workers in Africa struggle to slow Ebola outbreak

At least 220 people are believed to have died from the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. The World Health Organization says that it is spreading so quickly that response efforts ar...

Deadly Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak in Congo Becomes Third Largest in History

According to the United Nations, the Ebola outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has lasted only a few weeks, yet the total number of infections...