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The Standard
… ineral-rich northeastern province, plagued by armed groups.Efforts to control the outbreak through contact tracing require "enormous resources" because of Ituri's poverty and violence, said Trish Newport, director of emergency programmes for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Bunia …
Over 1,000 deaths recorded in Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda: WHOThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeA physician at the Ebola Treatment Center of Rwampara General Hospital, in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the DR Congo on July 13, 2026. …
DRC Ebola deaths top 900 as WHO warns outbreak is outpacing responseCitizen Digital
… "Active armed conflict is hampering access to the affected areas, and hindering the response," he said, pointing out that on Wednesday, a treatment centre "was attacked" in Ituri's capital Bunia. …
Ebola spreading in DRC 'faster than any previous outbreak': WHOCitizen Digital
… "Active armed conflict is hampering access to the affected areas, and hindering the response," he said, pointing out that on Wednesday, a treatment centre "was attacked" in Ituri's capital Bunia. …
Ebola spreading in DRC 'faster than any previous outbreak': WHOThe Standard
… Earlier this week, two American humanitarian workers who contracted Ebola while working in eastern DRC were medically evacuated to Germany for specialised treatment after receiving initial care in Bunia. …
Inside Kenya's Ebola defences as seven Americans enter quarantineThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeDr Jeremie Bataga, a physician at the Ebola Treatment Center of Rwampara General Hospital, in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the DR Congo on July 13, 2026. …
Ebola spreading in DRC 'faster than any previous outbreak': WHOThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeA doctor provides care to a patient with Ebola virus disease at the Rwampara Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, July 13, 2026. …
EBOLA WATCH: Experimental drug trial aims to stop Bundibugyo Ebola after exposureThe Standard
Health workers at a new Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, DR Congo, on May 31, 2026. …
Plans to visit US-backed Ebola in Laikipia postponedThe Standard
… In a fresh update, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the organisation provided clinical care to the US humanitarian worker who was diagnosed with Ebola in Bunia, Ituri Province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, before arranging a medical evacuation …
WHO says second US Ebola patient transferred to Germany, not KenyaCitizen Digital
… The head of the World Health Organization said the man was a "humanitarian worker" who had been in Bunia, the capital of the northeastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). …
New US Ebola patient arrives in Germany for treatmentGenomic tests show Nigeria's first Ebola case, detected in the wife of a Swiss embassy staff member who returned from Uganda on October 3, resembles the virus found in Kenya's first case recorded earlier this month. Health authorities are investigating the source of her infection, with the Africa CDC suggesting possible contact with Kenya's patient at an airport.
24 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Genomic tests show Nigeria's first Ebola case, detected in the wife of a Swiss embassy staff member who returned from Uganda on October 3, resembles the virus found in Kenya's first case recorded earlier this month. Health authorities are investigating the source of her infection, with the Africa CDC suggesting possible contact with Kenya's patient at an airport.
24 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda has reinstated traveller locator forms for all incoming travellers and strengthened public health measures after a Ugandan traveller tested positive for Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Nigeria. The Ministry of Health is investigating the circumstances of the infection, noting the traveller had not shown symptoms when leaving Uganda.
24 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that the threat of infectious diseases including Ebola, mpox, cholera, measles and tuberculosis demands ongoing prevention efforts and shared responsibility among governments, health workers, individuals and communities. Kenya confirmed its first imported Ebola case linked to the Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak on 6 October 2026.
22 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret has isolated one person for 21 days as a precautionary measure after contact tracing with confirmed Ebola cases. Hospital CEO Dr. Phillip Kirwa clarified that quarantine does not mean the person is infected, and the individual will be released if no symptoms develop.
22 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda's government announced zero Ebola cases as of October 20, 2026, despite a confirmed case in Nigeria in a patient who had travelled from Uganda. According to Uganda's Ministry of Health, the patient transited through Uganda in early October without symptoms, came from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and developed symptoms only after arriving in Nigeria.
21 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The US State Department says no Ebola patients have been treated at its bio-isolation facility in Laikipia despite a court order barring operation of any Ebola facility in Kenya by a foreign government, while announcing Ksh.1.2 billion in new direct support for Kenya's Ebola detection and prevention efforts.
7 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Ministry of Health has heightened its response following the country's first reported Ebola case, with 10 people admitted to quarantine facilities and 57 contacts identified through contact tracing. Ministry officials are working with county governments and faith-based health facilities to prepare for a potential surge in cases.
7 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
France's Foreign Minister said the country will step up support for Ebola eradication efforts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, warning the virus could resurge if vigilance weakened. France allocated €13.4 million to the fight between January and July and plans to propose additional humanitarian funding during French budget discussions.
4 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Scientists in the Democratic Republic of Congo are testing Ervebo, an Ebola vaccine licensed against the Zaire species, to see whether it can protect people exposed to the Bundibugyo virus driving the current outbreak that has crossed 8,000 confirmed cases. The BRAVO vaccination study will follow 20,000 frontline workers in Ituri and North Kivu over nine to 12 months.
29 September 2026 · The Standard →
The worst Ebola outbreak to hit the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 3,400 people and recorded 7,200 cases in seven provinces as of September 12, according to the WHO. While the outbreak showed improvement in some regions like Ituri province, it continues to spread in hotspots such as Butembo in North Kivu.
15 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in DR Congo's worst outbreak of the disease, with 3,398 deaths and 1,671 recoveries reported as of Saturday. The government suggested the spread may have peaked despite confirmation of the virus in a seventh province earlier this week.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing its worst Ebola epidemic ever, with more than 7,000 cases and nearly 3,400 deaths recorded since the outbreak was officially detected in mid-May. The disease has spread from the northeastern Ituri province to a seventh province, South-Ubangi, amid weak state presence and limited health infrastructure in conflict-affected eastern and northern regions.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Schools across the Democratic Republic of the Congo reopened for the new academic year with handwashing stations, temperature checks, and restrictions on close physical contact in Ebola-affected eastern regions. In Bunia and Beni, some classrooms remained partly filled due to family hesitation about safety while Ebola transmission remained active.
3 September 2026 · The Standard →
A WHO incident manager said it is still possible to bring the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo under control within three months if necessary resources are provided, though the outbreak has worsened and expanded to a sixth province, killing at least 2,325 people so far.
19 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected 155 health workers, 45 of whom have died, while frontline teams monitor 19,630 contacts and manage 751 active cases across 47 health zones. The response is further strained by systemic issues including unpaid wages and poor working conditions for healthcare workers.
19 August 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO Director-General warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic and risks spreading to more countries, stating the outbreak is "far from being under control." The DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,300 people out of nearly 5,000 cases, making it the deadliest in the country's history, and is being fuelled by insecurity, displacement, and population movement in weakly-governed regions.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →
Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the latest outbreak, which is the country's 17th surge of the disease and is already considered the largest in the country's history. According to Congolese health authorities, 2,011 people have died out of 4,381 confirmed cases, putting it close behind the DRC's deadliest Ebola outbreak in 2018 to 2020.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 2,000 people out of 4,381 confirmed cases, making it the country's largest outbreak to date and approaching the deadliness of the 2018–2020 outbreak. The Health Minister said the outbreak has not yet peaked and authorities expect to bring the spread under control within three months.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
WHO vaccine experts recommended a full-scale human trial of the Ervebo vaccine to test if it offers cross-protection against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where confirmed cases have exceeded 4,000 with 1,850 fatalities.
8 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
By August 2, the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak had infected 743 children aged zero to 17 years and claimed the lives of 330 of them. Children make up nearly a quarter of confirmed infections but account for almost one-third of Ebola deaths, and fear of the virus is also keeping families away from hospitals, exposing children to preventable illnesses.
7 August 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola outbreak declared in May has killed more than 1,000 people across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with 2,473 confirmed cases in DRC (including 999 deaths) and 20 cases in Uganda (including two deaths). The outbreak, concentrated in DRC's mineral-rich Ituri province, faces control challenges due to poverty, violence, and unsafe burial practices that accelerate transmission.
22 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has claimed 930 deaths among 2,344 confirmed cases across five provinces, with the World Health Organisation warning that the epidemic is spreading faster than containment efforts can manage.
20 July 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than during any previous outbreak. More than 2,000 cases including 796 deaths have been confirmed since the outbreak was declared two months ago, making it the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The World Health Organization warned that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than during any previous outbreak. More than 2,000 confirmed cases including 796 deaths have been reported since the outbreak was declared two months ago, compared to the 2018-2020 outbreak which took more than 10 months to reach 2,000 cases.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Seven American Disaster Assistance Response Team staff from Samaritan's Purse are spending 21 days under medical observation in Kenya after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they responded to an Ebola outbreak. The aid workers have no symptoms and have not tested positive for the virus but are quarantined under new US public health rules.
17 July 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a faster pace than during any previous outbreak. More than 2,000 cases including 796 deaths have been confirmed since the outbreak was declared two months ago, making it the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
Scientists have launched EBO-PEP, the first clinical trial evaluating post-exposure prophylaxis with an experimental antiviral pill called obeldesivir for Bundibugyo Ebola, among high-risk contacts including family members and healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. If successful, it would become the first proven strategy to prevent Bundibugyo Ebola after exposure.
15 July 2026 · The Standard →
A planned visit by legislators to the US-supported Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia airbase has been postponed.
14 July 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organisation confirmed that a second American humanitarian worker infected with Ebola's Bundibugyo strain has been transferred to Germany for treatment, ending speculation that Kenya's Nanyuki facility would receive the patient.
14 July 2026 · The Standard →
An American Ebola patient has arrived in Germany for treatment, the Berlin health ministry confirmed on Monday. The humanitarian worker had been in Bunia, in the northeastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the outbreak is centered.
13 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →