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response this week to the new surge of cases in DR Congo, with funerals banned for those suspected to have been infected. This has sparked tension in some communities, with [a crowd angrily setting fire
Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (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
Ebola type. ### Any potential vaccine is months away Dr. Vasee Moorthy, a special adviser at WHO, said a vaccine to address Bundibugyo would not be available for at least six to nine months. Eastern Congo
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
Congo has had 17 Ebola outbreaks, and the WHO says the country is equipped to respond. But early tests in this outbreak were conducted for a more common type of Ebola, losing valuable time. Experts
Congo (DRC) was dramatically complicating efforts to rein in an Ebola outbreak. “Eastern DRC now faces a catastrophic collision of disease and conflict with the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response
Congo and Uganda are battling the rare Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, in an outbreak that has so far killed 48 people and been declared a public health emergency of international concern
Congo, South Sudan, or Uganda.Public health officials worry that the outbreak could become the world's most devastating Ebola crisis to date. The U.S. has already committed [$13.5 million](https://www.devex.com/news/us-commits-13-5m-to-kenya-as-ebola-evacuation-plan-sparks-backlash-112634) to Kenya
Congo (DRC), which is battling a major Ebola outbreak.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3335x3335+833+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2F5b%2F3eb5d1e64e5b8a110f6a62b7c22a%2Fgettyimages-2280071850.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/09/nx-s1-5850708/ebola-quarantine-u-s-citizens-kenya) ### [Global Health](https://www.npr.org/sections/global-health/) ### [Why there's a debate over the new quarantine center for Americans at risk of Ebola](https://www.npr.org
Ebola has spread to new areas of north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including a crowded displacement camp, raising fears that the country’s near-month-long outbreak is entering a more dangerous phase
response mechanisms in conjunction with health services and local medical facilities, to prevent the spread of Ebola in areas under their control. Neither the government nor the rebels have said whether they would be willing
Congo. **Glody Murhabazi/AFP/via Getty Images** Glody Murhabazi/AFP/via Getty Images Ebola is a wily pathogen. After jumping to a new person through the bridge of bodily fluids, it goes straight for key immune cells. In typical
Ebola](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c759knxln0wo) likely caught while managing dead bodies, according to the organisation. This comes as heath ministers from DR Congo and neighbouring Uganda and South Sudan over the weekend finalised their cross-border
Ebola remain severely inadequate and called for more international support. A senior Congolese official involved in the response in Rwampara, speaking on condition of anonymity, said treatment centres were overwhelmed. “We are receiving new confirmed
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
Congo has had more than a dozen previous Ebola outbreaks. Aid groups fighting this outbreak on the ground say they don’t have the equipment they need, such as face shields and suits to protect
Congo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/congo) to help tackle the Ebola outbreak there. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus [posted on social media](https://x.com/DrTedros/status/2059557343923167511) that the region was in the midst of a “catastrophic collision of disease
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
Congo (DRC) should take immediate action. Earlier on Monday, Uganda reported two more Ebola cases, taking its total number of confirmed cases to seven. In a post on social media on Sunday, the WHO chief
Congo and Uganda,” Tedros told the World Health Assembly in Geneva. ## What do we know about the new strain? How deadly is it? The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is a distinct species within the Ebola