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Ebola testing has improved in DRC, but still isn't nearly enough

Uganda. The lab is one of the primary centers for the testing of Ebola samples. **Hajarah Nalwadda/Getty Images** Hajarah Nalwadda/Getty Images Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo began worrying about possible Ebola cases

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

WHO calls for community cooperation to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC

current outbreak, but infected people can recover, according to Ghebreyesus. He said: “If you come to health facilities when you have symptoms, you can get the support and recover, so the key is to come

Ebola death toll in DR Congo climbs to 101

Ebola cases in DRC – a country of more than 100 million people – is its 17th outbreak since the virus was first identified in 1976. The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency over

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

DRC, from Bukavu to Kinshasa, concern is spreading among residents and street vendors as Ebola cases rise. In cities hundreds of miles apart, people are wearing face masks and calling for stronger protections from

COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus

current response in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement to [NPR on Monday](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/g-s1-122655/ebola-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-uganda), the State Department said it was "false to claim that the USAID reform has negatively impacted

US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say

cases and one 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

Ebola risk raised to 'very high' in DR Congo

current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been increased from "high" to "very high" by the World Health Organization (WHO). In an update on Friday, the WHO's head Dr Tedros Adhanom

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

current epidemiological evidence, ongoing risk assessments, and the highly serious nature of EVD (Ebola virus disease)”, the CDC and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) [said](https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/title-42-order.html) earlier on Monday that they would

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

current Ebola outbreak and that he would travel to the DRC on Tuesday with Chikwe Ihekweazu, executive director of WHO’s health emergencies programme. Tedros’s announcement came as attacks by residents on health facilities

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo could become worst in history, Africa CDC warns

current [Ebola outbreak](/news/2026/6/16/red-cross-warns-ebola-outbreak-in-drc-not-yet-peaked-could-last-a-year) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could become deadlier than the worst outbreak on record, which killed more than 11,000 people, says the head of Africa’s Centres

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DRC health minister warns ‘very high’ Ebola lethality rate as toll hits 80

DRC’s Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said on Saturday. “This strain has a very high lethality rate, which can reach 50 percent.” The outbreak, the country’s seventeenth, was confirmed on Friday

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

DRC, on May 24, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5437x5437+1358+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fff%2F47%2Fb621a55348d3a7f9a63c9040f1fd%2Fgettyimages-2277596847.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/27/nx-s1-5834940/ebola-outbreak-congo) ### [Africa](https://www.npr.org/sections/africa/) ### [Congo's Ebola outbreak is spiraling, with health workers struggling to contain the virus](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/27/nx-s1-5834940/ebola-outbreak-congo) The outbreak remains focused in Congo

DR Congo seek World Cup ticket refunds after Ebola outbreak

cases and fatalities have been in DR Congo, and the US embassy in the capital Kinshasa has suspended visa services. While the WHO has not advised on imposing travel restrictions, the US has barred entry

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](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