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DR Congo Ebola cases rise amid distrust, armed conflict zone

Ebola virus, which is suspected to have killed more than 200 people and risks spreading across international

At least six Americans exposed to Ebola in DR Congo, US media report

risk of local and regional spread. More than 28,600 people were infected by Ebola during the 2014-2016 outbreak in West Africa, the largest outbreak of the virus since its discovery

What is Ebola and why is stopping this outbreak so difficult?

international concern does not mean we are in the early stages of a Covid-style pandemic. The risk Ebola poses outside east Africa is minimal. The first known case was a nurse who developed symptoms

Rubio criticizes WHO’s Ebola response as US continues sweeping public health cuts

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

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda a global emergency: What to know

Ebola River in what is now the DRC. The virus is believed to originate in wild animals, particularly bats, before spreading to humans. The disease spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids such as blood

‘Every health facility said they were full’: alarm over rapid spread of Ebola in DRC

international action impassioned. As the country reels from the return of the [Ebola](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ebola) virus, there is growing concern that its fragile healthcare system will struggle to cope with an outbreak that experts

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

Ebola. Medical aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), are responding to the outbreak. “The number of cases

Ebola outbreak poses massive challenges, warns senior charity official

internal and external bleeding. The virus spreads from one person to another by contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood or vomit. Ebola outbreaks used to be small and contained to remote rural areas

How worrying is the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo?

spread, but there are already [almost 250 suspected cases](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2l2p0wwzzdo) and 80 deaths. Most Ebola outbreaks tend to be small, but specialists are haunted by the 2014-16 outbreak. Then, 28,600 people

White House pauses removal of detainees to the DRC as Ebola outbreak widens

international airport for screening. “The US is putting in place travel measures to limit risk,” said Satish Pillai, the CDC’s Ebola response lead. Even passengers from places like Kinshasa, with no known Ebola cases

COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus

international health emergency on May 17, 2026 over an outbreak of an Ebola strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed more than 80 and for which there is no vaccine. Fears

Why the lessons of the DRC’s last Ebola outbreak are being tested again

risk to other countries through international spread of disease and may require an international coordinated response”. In the current outbreak, a PHEIC was declared within 48 hours, and the WHO’s head, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

WHO raises Ebola public health risk to ‘very high’ in DR Congo

spread. WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced on Friday that they were revising their risk assessment for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, to “very high at the national level, high at the regional level

Ebola, hantavirus: Is the world prepared for the next pandemic?

Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a “public health emergency of international concern”, setting off alarm bells around the world. The WHO’s announcement on Sunday came

Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages

risk of the disease spreading globally remains low. Health authorities in the country are facing serious challenges as they try to stem the outbreak, which has been declared a global health emergency. There have been

This Ebola outbreak raises questions about when it all began -- and the U.S. response

International Development's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance during the Obama administration. "This outbreak has a lot of momentum." ### **Why did it take so long to detect?** The species of Ebola that's spreading

The class politics of modern outbreaks

international spread of disease, it is usually poorer populations who suffer most once outbreaks become entrenched. During COVID-19, wealthier families fled to second homes, worked remotely, and insulated themselves from exposure, while working-class

Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases, bringing total to five

spread. The update from Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Saturday came a day after World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the risk assessment for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola was being

How contagious is Ebola? And how worried should you be about the current outbreak?

risk. "There's a lot of virus in those bodily fluids in cases where patients pass away," she says. "Unfortunately, that is when they have the most amount of virus in their bodies, which

Ebola: US ban on travellers from DRC, Uganda or South Sudan ‘not the solution’

Ebola outbreak could make the situation worse, critics have said. The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday and continues to spread, with a new case reported