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India-Africa summit postponed as Ebola spreads to M23-held DR Congo area

Ebola case was confirmed in the DR Congo’s South Kivu province, an area controlled by the [Rwanda-backed M23 rebels](/news/2022/8/4/rwanda-backing-m23-rebels-in-drc-un-experts), the group’s spokesman said on Thursday. Efforts to stop the latest outbreak

UK scientists developing new Ebola vaccine that could be ready in months

Ebola virus, but only three cause large outbreaks in people. Bundibugyo has only caused two previous outbreaks - in Uganda in 2007 and DR Congo

Spain bans DR Congo World Cup warm-up due to Ebola fears

DR Congo World Cup warm-up due to Ebola fears A pre-World Cup friendly involving the Democratic Republic of Congo has been cancelled by the mayor of the Spanish town hosting the football match

US-bound plane diverts to Canada after person from Ebola-hit region boards 'in error'

Ebola in the outbreak in central Africa, with more than 600 suspected cases identified. Officials did not specify if the passenger was showing symptoms of the virus or when the person was last in DR

WHO raises Ebola public health risk to ‘very high’ in DR Congo

DR Congo The World Health Organization (WHO) has upgraded the public health risk of the [Ebola](/news/2026/5/20/who-says-600-cases-139-suspected-deaths-in-growing-ebola-outbreak) outbreak

Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type

Congo's 17th Ebola outbreak, and the WHO has said the country's health ministry has experienced staff and capacity to respond. Most outbreaks, however, were of the more common Ebola type. ### Any potential vaccine

What is Ebola and why is stopping this outbreak so difficult?

Congo has been declared a public health emergency of international concern, by the World Health Organization (WHO). Dealing with this outbreak is difficult as it involves a rare strain for which there is no vaccine

Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears

DR Congo with nine confirmed cases in neighbouring Uganda. There is growing concern this outbreak – which was detected only after it had spread in a conflict zone with limited healthcare resources – could reach the size

Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages

DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages Congolese authorities say that suspected [Ebola](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ebola) cases have now passed 900 in the ongoing outbreak

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

Dr Michael Head, senior research fellow in global health at the University of Southampton in the UK, said: “The Democratic Republic of the Congo often sees fatalities from Ebola. There is likely a perfect storm

Attacks from residents complicate the fight against a rare type of Ebola

DR Congo Ebola cases rise amid distrust, armed conflict zone](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/24/nx-s1-5833095/drc-ebola-africa) One is the rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola, with no vaccine or treatment. The other is the anger and suspicion of residents

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

Ebola outbreak in the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/congo) could have begun as early as January, the head of the World Health Organization said, giving the virus “a big head start”. Dr

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Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the disease. “We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic

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

Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the disease. “We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic

How contagious is Ebola? And how worried should you be about the current outbreak?

Dr. Abraar Karan, an infectious disease physician and faculty at Stanford University. Since it's been more than a decade since the large West Africa Ebola outbreak, here is what you need to know about

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

Ebola outbreaks have taken place in Congo and Uganda, the Bundibugyo virus has been rare. The lack of approved vaccines and treatments, as well as the remote locations and armed violence in hot spots, have

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

DR Congo will not change World Cup preparations despite US Ebola warning The Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌(DRC) have no plans to change their preparations for the 2026 World Cup, despite ⁠a warning from

COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus

outbreaks of [hantavirus](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/15/nx-s1-5819872/hantavirus-quarantine) on a cruise ship and [Ebola](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/g-s1-122655/ebola-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-uganda) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The internet has responded accordingly, with the situation evoking painful reminders of COVID

Suspected Ebola cases triple in a week as WHO warns of rapid spread in DRC

Ebola outbreak in the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/congo) poses a “very high” risk to the country, the World Health Organization said on Friday, revising its threat assessment upwards. The outbreak

US doctor who contracted Ebola in the DRC flown to Germany for treatment

Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been flown to [Germany](https://www.theguardian.com/world/germany) for treatment, along with his wife and four children, as the World Health Organization warned of the “scale