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outbreak in DR Congo as an international emergency, with 336 suspected cases and 88 deaths reported. The current strain of Ebola
DR Congo Ebola treatment centre Police in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo fired shots in the air after angry crowds attempted to reclaim the bodies of loved ones who had died
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province a public health emergency of international concern. The agency added that the outbreak, with around 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths reported, does
current outbreak. **Where and how do Ebola outbreaks start?** Geographically, this is easy to answer: [Ebola outbreaks](https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/outbreaks/index.html) have almost always started in either east and west Africa. By far, the Democratic Republic
DR Congo governor The military governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, the epicentre of the current Ebola outbreak, has likened the struggle to contain the spread of the virus
Ebola outbreak is a "new massive crisis on top of an already difficult situation". "It is in an area of conflict, an area of humanitarian crisis, with hundreds of thousands of people displaced, and healthcare
current Ebola outbreak is challenging because it is caused by a rare species of the virus. There are six species of Ebola virus, but only three cause large outbreaks in people. Bundibugyo has only caused
Ebola, for which vaccines are available. However, Africa CDC said early testing suggested the current outbreak was a different type, with fuller genetic sequencing results due within 24 hours. The health watchdog said
DR Congo's biggest city, Goma, which has a population of around 850,000 people and is under rebel control. In Goma, the confirmed case involved a woman who had travelled to the city after
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
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
current outbreak has no known cure. "If you're going to tell the community that listens to the radio that Ebola has no cure," he says, people who fall sick will not bother to seek
case was a nurse who developed symptoms on April 24. It has since taken three weeks to confirm an outbreak is happening. "Ongoing transmission has occurred for several weeks, and the outbreak has been detected
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 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from high to “very high” as the deadly outbreak continues
Congo (DRC) is being transported to Germany for treatment. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday that the patient would be treated at Charite University Hospital in Berlin following
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
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 of the deadly disease, which
Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the disease. “We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us,” said the WHO’s director-general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
cases](/video/newsfeed/2026/5/16/outbreak-of-rare-strain-of-ebola-claims-at-least-65-lives-in-dr-congo). The WHO chief said on Tuesday that he was “deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic”, which has already started spreading into Uganda. “Early on Sunday, I declared a public
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