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

concerned’ by Ebola outbreak as cases and deaths surge in DRC The director general of the [World Health

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

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighbouring Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern

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

Ebola](/tag/ebola/) virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda is a “public health emergency of international concern

Rubio criticizes WHO’s Ebola response as US continues sweeping public health cuts

Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda was a “public health emergency of international concern

A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are concerned about an Ebola outbreak

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

Ebola a public health emergency of international concern, and fear has gripped the streets of cities in the DRC

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

health emergency of international concern” caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus in the DRC

World Health Organization declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a public health emergency of international concern

Health officials raise alarm over new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

DRC). The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the continent’s top public health body, said on Friday that it has recorded 246 suspected Ebola cases and 65 deaths in the Ituri province

WHO calls for community cooperation to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC

DRC outbreak – which the WHO has declared a public health emergency of international concern – is the 17th recorded Ebola

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

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

Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a “public health emergency of international concern

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

Ebola outbreak could make the situation worse, critics have said. The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday and continues to spread, with a new case reported in the DRC

US authorities say missionary who contracted Ebola en route to Germany

Ebola virus in the DRC](/news/2026/5/17/who-declares-ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-uganda-a-global-health-emergency) and 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

DR Congo cancel World Cup training camp in Kinshasa over Ebola outbreak

Ebola known as Bundibugyo, which is thought to have [killed more than 130 people](/news/2026/5/20/why-ebola-keeps-returning-to-drc-a-heartbreaking-human-toll) and caused nearly 600 suspected cases. The World Health Organization has [declared it a public health emergency](/video/newsfeed/2026/5/17/who-declares-ebola-outbreak-in-drc-a-global-health-emergency) of international

U.S. passengers flying from Ebola-affected countries rerouted

DRC and Uganda, have been hit by a growing Ebola outbreak, which the World Health Organization declared a [public health emergency of international concern

DRC suggests behind-closed-doors World Cup warm-up to offset Ebola threat

Ebola threat The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are willing to play their pre-World Cup friendly with Chile behind closed doors, their head coach, Sebastien Desabre, says. The 49-year-old Frenchman made

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

DRC Ebola outbreak could have begun as early as January, WHO chief says The Ebola outbreak in the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/congo) could have begun as early as January, the head

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

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

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