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

Bunia, on April 24, showing Ebola-like symptoms, DRC Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said

White House response to hantavirus and Ebola contrasts with COVID criticisms

Bunia on June 7, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2395x2395+603+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F92%2F2dc41a184a06ba43762b017b05d5%2Fgettyimages-2279720595.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/08/nx-s1-5849203/ebola-outbreak-drc-africa-cdc) ### [Africa](https://www.npr.org/sections/africa/) ### [Ebola cases rise

'Speed, money and compassion' - lessons from an Ebola survivor and other experts

Bunia after being told a body would not be released for burial. But it is essential

This Ebola outbreak raises questions about when it all began -- and the U.S. response

Bunia, DRC, who began experiencing fever, hemorrhaging, vomiting and intense malaise [on April 24](https://www.who.int

How health workers in DR Congo are treating Ebola and staying safe

Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, the epicentre of the outbreak, over the weekend and are expected

Health officials raise alarm over new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Bunia, pending confirmation,” Africa CDC said, referring to the capital of Ituri. “The meeting will

Man reportedly shot at Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine centre

Bunia, the epicentre of the outbreak, is 780km (485 miles) from Nanyuki, with Uganda separating

First Thing: Huge climate cost of emissions from US immigration enforcement flights

Bunia, Ituri province, DRC. Photograph: EPA The [World Health Organization](https://www.theguardian.com/world/world-health-organization) (WHO) has warned

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

Bunia and North Kivu’s rebel-held capital of Goma, as well as Mongbwalu, Butembo

Why Ebola keeps returning to DRC: A heartbreaking human toll

Bunia, the capital of Ituri province, to “strengthen the response to the ongoing Ebola epidemic

DR Congo Ebola cases rise amid distrust, armed conflict zone

Bunia, in Ituri province, in eastern Congo. According to an internal report by the Congolese

WHO calls for community cooperation to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC

Bunia, the capital of Ituri province, which is at the centre of the outbreak. Protesters

Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bunia. Dr Michael Head, senior research fellow in global health at the University of Southampton