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Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type
Ebola has tortured us': Fear grips eastern DR Congo as deadly virus spreads Fear has gripped
Ebola was first discovered in 1976 in what is now DR Congo, and is thought to have spread
spreading faster than first thought, WHO doctor warns An Ebola outbreak which has killed at least 131 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is concerning. It has been spreading for weeks
Ebola strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed more than 80 and for which there is no vaccine. Fears of further spread
spreading into Uganda. “Early on Sunday, I declared a public health emergency of international concern over an epidemic of Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo as a "precautionary measure". Ebola is a disease caused by a virus – it is rare, but severe and often deadly. There are three species of Ebola virus that cause outbreaks, and this
Ebola poses outside east Africa is minimal. The first known case was a nurse who developed symptoms on 24 April, so the virus had been spreading undetected for weeks. This means that the true size
Ebola outbreak in Central Africa to be** an international public health emergency. More than 80 people have died. The outbreak started in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has since spread
Congo, where authorities reported 134 suspected deaths and more than 500 suspected cases. ### [Global Health](https://www.npr.org/sections/global-health/) ### [WHO declares new Ebola outbreak in Africa a global health emergency](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5824998/who-declares-new-ebola-outbreak-in-africa-a-global-health-emergency) The virus spread
Ebola,” said Gloire Mumbesa, 38, a resident of Mongbwalu, a mining town in the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/congo). He said cases of the disease had been reported locally and panic
Ebola has killed 65 people in the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/congo), according to African health officials. There have been 246 suspected cases of the deadly haemorrhagic fever reported
Congo (DRC) is grappling with a new Ebola outbreak just five months after declaring its previous epidemic over. The Bundibugyo strain, a type of Ebola virus first identified in neighbouring Uganda, is highly lethal
Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda was a “public health emergency of international concern”, [saying:](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) “Neighboring countries sharing land borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo are considered at high
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). The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the continent’s top public health body, said on Friday that it has recorded 246 suspected Ebola cases and 65 deaths in the Ituri
Congo. Judith is one of the latest victims of Ebola as the country battles yet another outbreak, the seventeenth in just 50 years. “It is heartbreaking to lose my third child in the prime
Congo’s (DRC) new Ebola disease outbreak, authorities said, as health workers race to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease. Nearly 250 suspected cases of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever have been
Ebola. The variant has no approved vaccine or treatment. Health authorities said the outbreak poses a high regional risk because infections have already been detected in Uganda and cases linked to the outbreak have reached