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41 resultsfor “Ebola outbreak deaths in DRC and Uganda”

Health

WHO says 600 suspected cases, 139 deaths in growing Ebola outbreak

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 20
Health

WHO chief calls for DRC ceasefire to tackle Ebola outbreak

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

The Guardian WorldMay 27
Health

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

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

The Guardian WorldJun 3
Health

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

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 17
Health

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

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

The Guardian WorldMay 25
Health

WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 as epidemic ‘outpacing us’

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 25
Health

Ebola outbreak: When will a vaccine be developed for the new strain?

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 21
Health

Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases, bringing total to five

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 23
Health

WHO head ‘deeply concerned’ by Ebola outbreak as cases and deaths surge in DRC

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

The Guardian WorldMay 19
Health

Ebola: US ban on travellers from DRC, Uganda or South Sudan ‘not the solution’

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

The Guardian WorldMay 21
Health

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

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 19
Health

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

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

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 4
World

‘We don’t have another country to run to’: Kenyans fear US plan for Ebola quarantine site

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

The Guardian WorldJun 2
Health

Health officials raise alarm over new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 15
World

DR Congo will not change World Cup preparations despite US Ebola warning

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 23
Health

A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people

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

NPR Topics: NewsMay 16
Health

WHO calls for community cooperation to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC

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

The Guardian WorldMay 31
Health

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

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 16
Health

US says American contracted Ebola in Congo as CDC announces new travel screening measures

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

The Guardian WorldMay 18
Health

‘It is heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return of Ebola

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

The Guardian WorldMay 18
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