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death, from two people who travelled from the DRC to Uganda. A medical missionary who contracted Ebola in the DRC is also [being transported](/news/2026/5/19/us-authorities-say-missionary-who-contracted-ebola-en-route-to-germany) to Germany for treatment. WHO experts said that they believe
Ebola deaths in the DRC and seven confirmed cases and one death in Uganda, [WHO data](https://iris.who.int/server/api/core/bitstreams/4a06bc4f-6c0b-4c0d-925a-8a7b5a13299f/content) shows. The outbreak
outbreak was identified in mid-May, the Bundibugyo virus has caused 344 confirmed [Ebola](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ebola) cases including 60 deaths in DRC, and 15 confirmed cases including one death in neighbouring Uganda
Ebola-like symptoms, DRC Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said. Meanwhile, Uganda has recorded two laboratory-confirmed cases linked to travellers arriving from the DRC, including one death in the capital, Kampala. “The number
outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths were reported in the DRC and two deaths in neighbouring Uganda. On Monday, Uganda announced two more Ebola
Ebola is a viral disease that spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids. It can cause severe bleeding and organ failure, leading to death. The epicentre of the latest outbreak is in the DRC
DRC’s borders. The toll from the latest strain of the Ebola outbreak has risen to an estimated 131 deaths from 513 suspected cases, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba told the media on Tuesday. Over
deaths have been recorded in Uganda’s neighbouring country, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the centre of the outbreak. First responders in the DRC say they lack basic supplies, which some have attributed
Ebola and 130 suspected deaths in DRC since the new outbreak began. Thirty cases had been confirmed in DRC’s north-eastern province of Ituri, and one death and one case had been confirmed
outbreak had been linked to 139 deaths and about 600 suspected cases in the DRC as of Wednesday, the World Health Organization said, plus two confirmed cases in neighbouring Uganda. Most cases have been
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to an estimated 131 deaths from 513 suspected cases, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba says. Previous figures from the epidemic, which the World
Uganda, which shares border communities with eastern DRC. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency two days after the outbreak was announced. By that time, hundreds had been infected. Last week
DRC, and one death and nine confirmed cases in Uganda, the WHO said on Tuesday. There are no known cases in Kenya. The US government plans to send 30 medical personnel to staff the Nanyuki
outbreak of the Ebola virus in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the continent’s top public health body, said
Ebola turning into a national outbreak in the DRC and has declared the outbreak there and in neighbouring Uganda an emergency of international concern. Nearly 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths
Uganda. The latest strain of the virus has no vaccine either, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The DRC first confirmed the outbreak on Friday, [according to the World Health Organization
Uganda showed “viral symptoms such as cough, chills and diarrhoea”. He later tested negative but remained in isolation until the investigation was completed, Brazilian authorities said. The DRC outbreak – which the WHO has declared
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 recorded in eastern DRC
Uganda, South Sudan and Rwanda. That area was the location of the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history, which ran from 2018 to 2020, involving 3,470 cases and 2,287 deaths. However, it involved
DRC and two deaths in neighbouring Uganda. The majority of the deaths and suspected cases have been reported in Ituri province, a business centre and migratory hub that borders Uganda and South Sudan. The gold