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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
many people the man was likely in contact with before his death, and the importance of using protective equipment. "Someone came from DRC, landed in Uganda, went to hospital," he said. "He was sick
many people the man was likely in contact with before his death, and the importance of using protective equipment. "Someone came from DRC, landed in Uganda, went to hospital," he said. "He was sick
many health and aid organisations pull out of Ituri, affecting the response. ## Why is there no vaccine for this strain of Ebola? The strain responsible for the current outbreak is the Bundibugyo virus, a rare
deaths in the village, while local health services struggle to respond. The recurring epidemics in the DRC highlight how fragile healthcare systems, poverty, and ongoing conflict leave communities especially vulnerable to deadly diseases. ## Why Ebola
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 Research. The outbreak
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
Ebola cases, including 136 deaths in the [Ituri province](/news/2026/6/9/ebola-death-toll-in-dr-congo-climbs-to-101) – the centre of the outbreak – as well as North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, according to WHO figures. A total of 32 patients have recovered
many other areas.” Residents of Ituri province in eastern DRC, where the World Health Organization announced an outbreak of [Ebola](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ebola) last week, are living in growing fear of the possible continued spread
many areas. “Everyone must mobilise,” he told Associated Press on Thursday. “We are still far from saying that the situation is under control.” It has been a week since the DRC reported its 17th outbreak
DRC) have set fire to a treatment facility after being prevented from taking the body of a local man, underscoring deep mistrust and anger around the response to the virus. The attack took place
DRC outbreak – which the WHO has declared a public health emergency of international concern – is the 17th recorded Ebola epidemic in the country. The disease was first identified in the central African country
death in Uganda, [WHO data](https://iris.who.int/server/api/core/bitstreams/4a06bc4f-6c0b-4c0d-925a-8a7b5a13299f/content) shows. The outbreak was [confirmed on 15 May](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/15/ebola-outbreak-drc-africa-deaths) in Ituri, the DRC’s most north-eastern province, which borders South Sudan and Uganda. Eastern
DRC and Uganda, have been hit by a growing Ebola outbreak, which the World Health Organization declared a [public health emergency of international concern](https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern) on May 17. Already, there are 800 suspected
death of so many of his friends, raise questions about lessons that can be learned for how to handle the latest outbreak in eastern DR Congo in which the World Health Organization (WHO) says more
deaths from 513 suspected cases, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba told the media on Tuesday. Over the past 24 hours, 26 more cases have been suspected. In Uganda, according to the WHO, at least
many were infected while washing bodies for funerals. ### [Global Health](https://www.npr.org/sections/global-health/) ### [Former 'Ebola czar' weighs in on differences between 2014 epidemic and today](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5825902/former-ebola-czar-weighs-in-on-differences-between-2014-epidemic-and-today) "Ebola is very much a disease
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 facility, which
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 of efforts are at risk with
deaths and more than 330 suspected infections. Health officials now believe that the first known case was a health worker in Bunia, DRC, who began experiencing fever, hemorrhaging, vomiting and intense malaise [on April