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response told Reuters. The surge in Ebola cases in DRC – a country of more than
DRC’s Ebola response, more than 900 suspected cases have been identified so far. Ebola
response to the ongoing Ebola virus epidemic in the DRC and [Uganda](https://www.theguardian.com/world/uganda). Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the case
responses in case of an outbreak. Following the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda
Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response”. Tedros said on Monday that he would travel to the DRC this week. As of Sunday there had been 900 suspected cases
Ebola](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ebola) cases including 60 deaths in DRC, and 15 confirmed cases including one death in neighbouring Uganda. “The outbreak had a big head start, and we’re still behind” but the response
response to the outbreak of Ebola,” Tedros said. “Screening at the borders helped detect cases arriving from neighbouring DRC
DRC, Uganda or South Sudan ‘not the solution’ A US travel ban for people coming from the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://www.theguardian.com/world/congo), Uganda or South Sudan in response to the Ebola outbreak
Ebola is a highly contagious and deadly disease spread through direct contact with bodily fluids, causing severe bleeding and organ failure. “Four deaths have been reported among laboratory-confirmed cases. Suspected cases have also been
response has been complicated by the virus’s presence in densely populated urban areas in eastern DRC. The new case was located in a rural area near the provincial capital of Bukavu, which fell into
Ebola, for which no vaccines or treatments exist. Most cases are in the DRC’s Ituri province, with a handful reported elsewhere in the country, and two in neighbouring Uganda. Rising case numbers may paradoxically
case in the major eastern DRC city of Goma, which is controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5620x3747+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F23%2F1fc0eb494899b1b2b7027daaa4b4%2Febola-2276381440.jpg) To keep Ebola from spreading in this current outbreak, a border health officer
DRC faced its 10th Ebola outbreak in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, which killed nearly 2,300 people. Lessons from that outbreak highlighted the dangers of delayed responses, insufficient healthcare infrastructure
DRC now faces a catastrophic collision of disease and conflict with the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X on Wednesday. So far, the global
Ebola preparedness efforts”. Another $112m was donated to the regional response, the statement said. According to US media, the centre will have isolation and biocontainment units for holding and treating suspected and positive cases. Approximately
DRC has had relatively little global attention compared with this month’s hantavirus outbreak, which affected cruise ship passengers from 23 countries, including wealthy Western nations. “You just need one contact case
response, which is in a historically insecure area where armed groups have operated for years. "The DRC has some of the most experienced Ebola responders in the world," says Otim. "Over the past decade
case in the major eastern DRC city of Goma, which is controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3747x3747+937+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F23%2F1fc0eb494899b1b2b7027daaa4b4%2Febola-2276381440.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/g-s1-122655/ebola-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-uganda) ### [Global Health](https://www.npr.org/sections/global-health/) ### [This Ebola outbreak raises questions about when
response efforts at international level. “The last PHEIC for an Ebola outbreak was declared in July 2019 during the 2018 to 2020 Ebola epidemic in the North Kivu province of the DRC. At the time
DRC, Uganda and South Sudan would be diverted to the Washington-Dulles international airport for screening. “The US is putting in place travel measures to limit risk,” said Satish Pillai, the CDC’s Ebola response