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Health

US authorities say missionary who contracted Ebola en route to Germany

Congo (DRC) is being transported to Germany for treatment. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday that the patient would be treated at Charite University Hospital in Berlin following

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 19
Health

What are the Ebola vaccines under research, and when will they be ready?

currently in the throes of a rapidly spreading Ebola epidemic, with governments scrambling to contain the virus and hundreds of people confirmed with the infection. The outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic fever, which has been

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 4
Health

'Speed, money and compassion' - lessons from an Ebola survivor and other experts

current outbreak has no known cure. "If you're going to tell the community that listens to the radio that Ebola has no cure," he says, people who fall sick will not bother to seek

BBC NewsMay 22
Health

WHO raises Ebola public health risk to ‘very high’ in DR Congo

Congo from high to “very high” as the deadly outbreak continues to spread. WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced on Friday that they were revising their risk assessment for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 22
Health

How worrying is the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo?

Congo is concerning. It has been spreading for weeks undetected in a part of the world where civil war makes getting on top of the virus difficult, and the species of Ebola involved is rare

BBC NewsMay 17
Health

WHO to hold emergency committee meeting as Ebola death toll rises to 131

cases](/video/newsfeed/2026/5/16/outbreak-of-rare-strain-of-ebola-claims-at-least-65-lives-in-dr-congo). The WHO chief said on Tuesday that he was “deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic”, which has already started spreading into Uganda. “Early on Sunday, I declared a public

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 19
Health

COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus

current response in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement to [NPR on Monday](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/g-s1-122655/ebola-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-uganda), the State Department said it was "false to claim that the USAID reform has negatively impacted

NPR Topics: NewsMay 21
Politics

India-Africa summit postponed as Ebola spreads to M23-held DR Congo area

Congo’s South Kivu province, an area controlled by the [Rwanda-backed M23 rebels](/news/2022/8/4/rwanda-backing-m23-rebels-in-drc-un-experts), the group’s spokesman said on Thursday. Efforts to stop the latest outbreak of the deadly disease, which the World

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 21
Health

How health workers in DR Congo are treating Ebola and staying safe

Congo are "scared for their safety because they do not have the equipment to protect themselves". The Ebola virus spreads from one person to another by contact with infected bodily fluids. The delay in confirming

BBC NewsJun 1
Health

WHO calls for community cooperation to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC

Congo where some residents have protested against stringent medical protocols for handling victims’ bodies. “We can stop this [Ebola](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ebola) and anyone who has it can also recover. But the rule … is this

The Guardian WorldMay 31
Health

Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears

Congo with nine confirmed cases in neighbouring Uganda. There is growing concern this outbreak – which was detected only after it had spread in a conflict zone with limited healthcare resources – could reach the size

BBC NewsJun 1
World

US says DRC team must isolate due to Ebola before arriving for World Cup

currently are training in Belgium and isolate for 21 days or risk being denied entry. DRC is in ⁠Group K for this year’s World Cup in North America. Its first game is against Portugal

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 22
Health

Why the lessons of the DRC’s last Ebola outbreak are being tested again

Congo’s northern Kivu province, was the setting for the largest Ebola outbreak the country had seen. The complexities of the crisis were not confined to the ravages of the virus itself – they were [intensified

The Guardian WorldMay 19
Health

Spread of Ebola in DRC ‘outpacing’ response efforts, warns WHO

Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the disease. “We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us,” said the WHO’s director-general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

The Guardian WorldMay 25
Health

DRC Ebola outbreak could have begun as early as January, WHO chief says

Congo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/congo) could have begun as early as January, the head of the World Health Organization said, giving the virus “a big head start”. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said the response

The Guardian WorldJun 3
Health

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda a global emergency: What to know

Congo’s capital, Kinshasa. The WHO, however, stopped short of declaring a pandemic, saying it did not meet the necessary criteria. The United Nations agency advised countries against closing borders or restricting trade. Here

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 17
Health

DRC health minister warns ‘very high’ Ebola lethality rate as toll hits 80

Congo’s (DRC) new Ebola disease outbreak, authorities said, as health workers race to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease. Nearly 250 suspected cases of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever have been

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 16
Politics

Friday briefing: ​As Israel’s coalition collapses, can its prime minister hang on to power?

current president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, cheekily cut in). Poor, preening George finds himself ordered to attend dinner parties and soirees convened by the reactionary junta – the self-styled “eagles of the republic

The Guardian WorldMay 22
Health

Ebola, hantavirus: Is the world prepared for the next pandemic?

Congo (DRC) is a “public health emergency of international concern”, setting off alarm bells around the world. The WHO’s announcement on Sunday came as several countries are battling to contain a hantavirus outbreak linked

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 18
Health

US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say

Congo (DRC), with two cases and one death in Uganda and potential spread to neighboring South Sudan. The outbreak “might have been going on for a few months”, said Kristian Andersen, a professor of immunology

The Guardian WorldMay 21
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