… 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 …
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. …
… 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. …
… 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 …
… 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. …
… 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. …
… re than 500, an international health emergency."At the international level, (we are) looking at what candidate vaccines or treatment are available and if any could be of use in this outbreak," Anne Ancia, the WHO's DRC representative, told reporters in Geneva, speaking from Bunia …
… Since 2017, the areas north of Bunia, the provincial capital, have been torn apart by a violent conflict between the Lendu, a group mainly made up of settled farmers, and the Hema people, typically nomadic herders. …
… The WHO saidthere are now eight laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus, with other suspected cases and deaths across three health zones including Bunia the capital of Ituri province, and the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara. …
… They are dying at home and their bodies are being handled by their family members." According to Kamba, patient zero was a nurse who reported to a health facility in Ituri's provincial capital Bunia on April 24, with symptoms suggesting Ebola. …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The World Health Organisation warns that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is significantly larger than official figures, with WHO Emergencies Director Chikwe Ihekweazu stating that modelling suggests the true scale may be two to four times the confirmed case count because a large proportion of infections are occurring outside known chains of transmission.
A WHO official said four of five new Ebola cases in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo have no known link to existing patients, suggesting the true scale of the outbreak could be two to four times larger than official data. The outbreak has so far infected 1,792 people and killed 625, according to government data.
Uganda will deploy medical experts and establish additional Ebola treatment centres in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to contain the rapidly expanding outbreak, as treatment centres operate at 96 per cent bed occupancy and healthcare workers in Ituri Province threaten to suspend services over delayed salaries.
The article examines the contrast between HIV, which became a pandemic after jumping from animals to humans, and Ebola, which did not achieve pandemic status despite similar zoonotic origins. Using a Kenyan social media example of a man eating from plates shared with wild birds, the piece explores the factors that determine whether animal-origin diseases spread widely through human populations.
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 400 people among 1,406 confirmed cases since May 15, with a fatality rate of just over 31 percent. The highly infectious disease has spread from northeastern Ituri province to nearby regions and the major city of Kisangani, nearly 600 kilometres away, with Uganda also reporting cases.
The Democratic Republic of Congo secured their first World Cup point when Yoane Wissa scored against Portugal on June 17, providing rare celebration in Bunia, the epicentre of the country's Ebola outbreak which has infected over 1,100 people and caused 279 deaths across the DRC and Uganda.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded more than 1,000 infections and 267 deaths, the highest number of confirmed cases within the first month of any outbreak on record, according to WHO. The rapid spread has been driven by the outbreak's expansion into urban centres including Bunia and Mongbwalu after circulating undetected for months, though some progress has been made in treatment capacity and community engagement.
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Congo has infected over 1,000 people and killed 267, making it the largest first-month case total of any Ebola outbreak. The WHO attributes the rapid spread to the virus reaching urban centres like Bunia and Mongbwalu early, after circulating undetected for months before being declared on May 15.
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded the largest number of confirmed cases within the first month of any Ebola episode, according to WHO. The outbreak, which has infected over 1,000 people and killed 267 since its official declaration on May 15, spread quickly to urban centres like Bunia and Mongbwalu, which accelerated transmission compared to past outbreaks that typically began in rural areas.
An opinion piece argues that Africa should stop viewing infectious diseases as purely hospital matters and instead recognize them as security, economic, diplomatic, and human survival issues. The piece contends that disease outbreaks can close borders, disrupt trade and tourism, and overwhelm systems, and that involving communities—drawing on traditional disease management practices—is essential for effective disease control.
The World Health Organization said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading rapidly, with 896 confirmed cases and 232 deaths as of the latest update, though response capacity including treatment beds and testing has expanded significantly.
Yoane Wissa's goal secured DR Congo their first-ever World Cup point in a 1-1 draw against Portugal, bringing rare celebration to Bunia, the epicentre of the country's Ebola outbreak.
More than 875 cases of the Bundibugyo Ebola strain have been confirmed, including 202 deaths, in a little over a month across DR Congo and Uganda, with no currently available vaccines or treatments for this strain. Scientists and pharmaceutical companies are racing to develop new vaccines and treatments, with the WHO calling an rVSV-based vaccine candidate "most promising" and estimating it will take seven to nine months before human testing can begin.
Health workers battling an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo lack personnel, ambulances, and construction materials for isolation wards. A month after the WHO declared an international emergency, the rare Bundibugyo strain outbreak has grown to more than 800 confirmed cases, with warnings it could surpass the 2014-16 West Africa epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people.
The Red Cross warned Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, which has confirmed 808 cases and 192 deaths since May 15, has not yet peaked and could take a year to contain. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies joined warnings over dangerous gaps in the response.
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.
The Red Cross said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has not yet peaked and could last a year. Since the outbreak was declared in May, 808 cases have been confirmed in the DRC with 192 deaths, and 19 confirmed cases including two deaths in Uganda.
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.
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.
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.