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Brazil investigates two possible Ebola cases By AFP May 31, 2026 05:51 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives in Bunia, in the ea …
Brazil investigates two possible Ebola casesCitizen Digital
WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo By AFP May 31, 2026 05:05 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter A worshipper has his temperature taken outide a Mosque in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic …
WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR CongoThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeHealth workers stand in a new Ebola treatment center during a visit of WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Bunia, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 31, 2026. …
Outrage over US Ebola facility is more than just a health concernThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeHealth workers stand in a new Ebola treatment center during a visit of WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Bunia, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 31, 2026. …
Doctors say US Ebola quarantine centre to pose biosecurity threat to KenyansThe Standard
… Subscribe to our newsletter"We need to put the alarmist outcries into perspective," he told reporters in Bunia, the Ituri provincial capital."We're not in the situation that people think we are in internationally," he said, adding: "We cannot be told that the epidemic is out of c …
WHO chief in Ebola-hit DR Congo which sees first recoveryThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeCatholic parishioners wash their hands to limit the spread of the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC ahead of a mass at Bunia Cathedral in Bunia on May 24, 2026. …
Dread and denial at heart of deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreakCapital News
… Medical workers at the Rwampara hospital, located near the city of Bunia in Ituri province, where almost all of the cases have been reported, were placed under military protection as the police moved in to restore order. …
Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR CongoThe Standard
… s and humanitarian workers fear overcrowded camps for displaced people could accelerate transmission. “We have no sanitary facilities at all, not even a handwashing station, for 16,000 displaced people,” said Desire Grodya, an official at a displacement camp in Kigonze near Bunia …
Ebola outbreak spreads to M23-controlled South KivuCitizen Digital
… At a hospital near conflict-torn Ituri's main city, Bunia, equipment to isolate suspected cases of Ebola and full protective gear for nurses has only just begun arriving. …
DR Congo Ebola risk high regionally, low worldwide: World Health OrganisationThe Standard
… Preliminary reports indicate that the outbreak is affecting mainly the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, with suspected cases also reported in Bunia, the provincial capital and a major transport hub in the region. …
EAC cautions member states over spread of deadly Ebola virusThe Red Cross said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has not yet reached its peak and could take a year to halt, with 808 confirmed cases and 192 deaths reported as of mid-June.
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The Red Cross said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has not yet reached its peak and could take a year to halt, with 808 confirmed cases and 192 deaths reported as of mid-June.
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The World Health Organization warned Friday that an Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading into new areas and is larger than initially detected, with 676 confirmed cases and 136 deaths since May 15, and isolation bed capacity far below what is needed.
13 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda has criticized air travel restrictions imposed by countries including the United States, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates over an Ebola outbreak that has spilled from the Democratic Republic of Congo, calling the blanket restrictions unfair despite Uganda reporting only two deaths among 19 confirmed cases.
13 June 2026 · The Standard →
Researchers are examining events surrounding the funeral of a 44-year-old Congolese pastor, including a damaged coffin during transport to Mongbwalu in Ituri province, as part of investigations into the earliest infection of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
12 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Misinformation is hampering containment efforts in a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with distrust spreading as false claims deny the disease exists, accuse authorities of inventing it for financial gain, or blame witchcraft. ActionAid estimates that nearly one in three people in Ituri province does not believe Ebola is real.
11 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Africa CDC has raised concern over gaps in contact tracing and funding in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, warning that the crisis could worsen without urgent action. As of September 24, 2023, more than 635 confirmed cases and 127 deaths have been reported in the DRC, with the CDC noting that only around 6,022 contacts are being tracked when approximately 24,000 should be monitored based on confirmed case numbers.
11 June 2026 · The Standard →
Misinformation and distrust are hampering containment efforts during a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed 115 people. False claims range from denying the disease exists to blaming witchcraft or accusing authorities of inventing it for financial gain, delaying treatment and contact tracing.
11 June 2026 · The Standard →
The European Union has airlifted 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid including medicine, tents and protective gear to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where an Ebola outbreak declared in May has caused 452 cases and 82 deaths across DRC and Uganda.
7 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The government has set up an Ebola isolation centre at the Taveta-Holili border point, which connects Kenya to Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Internal Security Principal Secretary said the facility is needed to enable swift health response and check the spread of the disease in the DRC.
7 June 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organization announced a six-month joint plan worth $518 million (Ksh.67 billion) to combat a Bundibugyo virus-strain Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, described as the fourth largest on record. The strategy includes support for containment in the two affected countries and preparation measures in neighbouring nations such as enhanced border screening.
6 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Traditional healers in Ituri province, eastern DR Congo, are treating Ebola with herbal concoctions as the outbreak spreads. The World Health Organization confirms 359 infections and 61 deaths so far in what is the country's 17th Ebola outbreak.
5 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Equipment and experts from the United States have arrived in Kenya as the planned Ebola quarantine centre in Laikipia is being activated.
5 June 2026 · The Standard →
Traditional healers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, trusted by local populations, are playing a role in response to an Ebola outbreak declared in May that has infected 359 people and killed 61. Some healers claim to have developed treatments for the Bundibugyo strain, though no vaccine or treatment exists.
5 June 2026 · The Standard →
Residents of overcrowded displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo express fear that Ebola could devastate their communities if the virus spreads to the camps, where millions have fled armed conflicts.
3 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
China has deployed a specialized medical expert team to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to support containment efforts against an ongoing Bundibugyo strain Ebola outbreak, joining international partners in assisting the country. The Chinese team departed Beijing on Tuesday and will work alongside Congolese health authorities and international agencies, with China also pledging emergency humanitarian assistance and continued support based on the outbreak's evolving needs.
2 June 2026 · Capital News →
The main airport in Ituri province, which had been closed for 10 days due to an Ebola outbreak, reopened on Tuesday. The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling an epidemic suspected to have killed at least 246 people in the country and neighbouring Uganda.
2 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The main airport in Ituri province reopened on Tuesday after a 10-day closure during an Ebola outbreak that has killed at least 246 people in DR Congo and Uganda. Authorities said health measures were now in place to allow gradual resumption of commercial flights.
2 June 2026 · The Standard →
A Turkish national checked into a city hospital showing Ebola-like symptoms and became unconscious during treatment, prompting police involvement in the Nairobi North Sub-County region. Samples collected from the patient ruled out Ebola.
2 June 2026 · The Standard →
Non-profit organisations announced Monday they are ramping up efforts to develop a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has caused an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda with nearly 250 suspected deaths and more than 1,100 infections. The strain, for which there are no approved vaccines or treatments, has prompted a race to rapidly develop, manufacture and test a vaccine in clinical trials in the affected region.
1 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Over the last three days, Nanyuki residents have observed three gigantic aircraft landing at the highly guarded Laikipia Airbase, as local debate continues over an Ebola treatment centre.
1 June 2026 · The Standard →
Brazilian health authorities are monitoring two patients for possible Ebola infection in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro amid concern the deadly virus outbreak from central Africa could spread abroad. A 37-year-old man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo exhibited fever and suspected symptoms, though initial tests did not detect Ebola, while a man from Uganda showed viral symptoms in Rio de Janeiro.
31 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday to discuss the severe Ebola outbreak with the community. The outbreak has spread to three eastern DRC provinces and neighbouring Uganda, with at least 1,077 suspected cases in the DRC since May 15.
31 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Standard opinion piece argues that Kenya's consideration of hosting American Ebola suspects represents not merely a health risk but a broader question of African sovereignty, leadership ethics, and constitutional accountability—particularly given that the US rejects such cases domestically.
31 May 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenya Association of Physicians says Kenya should not establish an Ebola quarantine facility because the Bundibugyo strain carries significant risk with no known vaccine, treatment, or validated testing tool. The US has committed Sh1.7 billion towards the facility, but doctors warn it poses a biosecurity threat to local communities and say they were excluded from decision-making.
31 May 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organization head arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday to address a deadly Ebola outbreak declared on May 15, which has recorded at least 1,077 suspected cases and 246 deaths, though authorities warn the true scale may be wider. A patient recovery was confirmed, marking the first since the crisis began.
29 May 2026 · The Standard →
An Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province has killed 88 of 322 suspected cases in Mongbwalu and spread to neighboring provinces and Uganda, but residents are divided between criticism of the government response and denial of the disease's existence.
25 May 2026 · The Standard →
An angry crowd at Rwampara General Hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo set fire to isolation ward tents after family members were prevented from taking away the body of a young man thought to have died from Ebola. Police fired warning shots to disperse the crowd, and a healthcare worker was injured during the unrest.
22 May 2026 · Capital News →
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to South Kivu province, an area partly controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, amid ongoing insecurity and conflict in eastern DRC. The WHO has classified the outbreak as an international public health emergency, with authorities confirming 64 infections and six deaths, though nearly 671 probable cases and 160 suspected deaths have been reported.
22 May 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak declared in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week poses a high regional risk but remains low globally, with the virus likely having circulated for months before detection. The 17th Ebola outbreak in the DRC has caused 139 suspected deaths from around 600 probable cases, with numbers expected to increase.
21 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The East African Community has called on member states to heighten surveillance to contain an Ebola outbreak confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri Province on May 15, 2026, which borders Uganda and South Sudan. As of May 15, approximately 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths had been reported, with 13 confirmed positive samples and two confirmed cases of Ebola Bundibugyo virus in Uganda.
19 May 2026 · The Standard →