26 resultsfor “current Ebola cases in DRC and Uganda”
Ebola was also documented in Uganda, but Tedros said that the situation there was “currently stable”, after one death linked to a case from DRC
current epidemic already comprises confirmed cases across both the DRC and Uganda, which likely influenced the declaration of a PHEIC as its focus is really the international nature of the threat.” *Peter Beaumont reported from
case in the major eastern DRC city of Goma, which is controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5620x3747+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F23%2F1fc0eb494899b1b2b7027daaa4b4%2Febola-2276381440.jpg) To keep Ebola from spreading in this current outbreak, a border health officer
Uganda has recorded two laboratory-confirmed cases linked to travellers arriving from the DRC, including one death in the capital, Kampala. “The number of cases and deaths we are seeing in such a short timeframe
case of an outbreak. Following the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda, the WHO has deployed experts, personal protective equipment (PPE), laboratory support and emergency funding while coordinating regional preparedness efforts. But these sorts
Uganda has killed more than 130 people, with more than 500 suspected cases. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic
Uganda](https://www.theguardian.com/world/uganda). Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the case on Monday and said the individual was being evacuated to Germany. They developed symptoms over the weekend
current outbreak was a different type, with fuller genetic sequencing results due within 24 hours. The health watchdog said it was convening an urgent meeting on Friday with authorities from the DRC, Uganda and South
Ebola outbreak on record. There were more than 28,600 cases reported and 11,000 deaths, according to the [World Health Organization](https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/ebola-outbreak-2014-2016-West-Africa). And, Bausch adds, that with modern connectivity, road networks
case was reported in rebel-controlled Goma, a woman who travelled to the city from Bunia where her husband had died of the disease. Heather Kerr, the DRC country director at the International Rescue Committee
current Ebola outbreak and that a delay in detecting cases meant responders are now “playing catch-up”. “We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Uganda, which shares busy border communities with the DRC, WHO confirmed nine cases and at least one death on Tuesday. The Ugandan government added later on the same day that six new cases had been
cases in the US would be challenging with our current workforce,” Gronvall said. She added: “It is a strategic mistake – and a national security vulnerability – that we are worse off now to handle infectious disease
Uganda. “The outbreak had a big head start, and we’re still behind” but the response was catching up, Tedros said, with treatment centres now established across Ituri province, the most affected part of DRC
Ebola infections from the current outbreak have so far been recorded. “The person concerned, a compatriot aged 28, unfortunately succumbed to the disease before the diagnosis was confirmed,” the spokesman added. The Congolese authorities
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 Health Organization (WHO) has declared an [international health emergency
Ebola](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ebola) and anyone who has it can also recover. But the rule … is this thing is everybody’s business and every citizen should be involved,” Ghebreyesus said at the opening
DRC, from Bukavu to Kinshasa, concern is spreading among residents and street vendors as Ebola cases rise. In cities hundreds of miles apart, people are wearing face masks and calling for stronger protections from
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
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 and microbiology at Scripps