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  1. May 2026

  2. The Standard

    … It involves the wife of a man who died of Ebola in Bunia, who travelled to Goma after her husband’s death whilst already infected," Professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, director of the Congolese National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB), told AFP. …

    WHO declares international emergency as Ebola kills more than 80 in DR Congo

  3. The Standard

    … 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. …

    WHO declares international emergency as Ebola kills over 80 in DR Congo

  4. Citizen Digital

    … According to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), at least 246 suspected cases have been recorded, with more cases pending confirmation in Bunia, the provincial capital near the Uganda border. …

    Kenya on high alert as Ebola outbreak spreads in DR Congo

  5. Capital News

    … Additional suspected cases have also been reported in Ituri’s provincial capital, Bunia, with laboratory confirmation pending. …

    New outbreak of Ebola kills 80 in eastern DR Congo

  6. Capital News

    … Additional suspected cases have also been reported in Ituri’s provincial capital, Bunia, with laboratory confirmation pending. …

    New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo
World & Region

Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda kills over 1,000

The News

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 →

Wednesday 22 July

  1. Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda kills over 1,000

    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 →

Monday 20 July

  1. DRC Ebola outbreak kills 930 as spread outpaces response efforts

    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 →

Friday 17 July

  1. Ebola spreading faster in DRC than any prior outbreak

    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 →

  2. WHO warns Ebola spreading faster than any previous outbreak

    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 →

  3. Seven American aid workers quarantine in Kenya after DRC Ebola work

    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 →

Thursday 16 July

  1. Ebola spreading faster in DRC than any previous outbreak

    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 →

Wednesday 15 July

  1. World's first trial tests post-exposure Bundibugyo Ebola prevention

    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 →

Tuesday 14 July

  1. Legislators' visit to Laikipia Ebola facility postponed

    A planned visit by legislators to the US-supported Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia airbase has been postponed.

    14 July 2026 · The Standard →

  2. WHO confirms second US Ebola patient transferred to Germany

    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 →

Monday 13 July

  1. American Ebola patient transferred to Germany for treatment

    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 →

Sunday 12 July

  1. Ebola cases in DR Congo may be two to four times higher than confirmed

    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.

    12 July 2026 · The Standard →

  2. Congo Ebola outbreak spreading undetected, WHO warns

    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.

    12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 8 July

  1. Uganda deploys medical experts to DRC Ebola outbreak

    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.

    8 July 2026 · The Standard →

Sunday 5 July

  1. Why HIV spread globally but Ebola remained contained

    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.

    5 July 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 3 July

  1. Ebola outbreak in DR Congo kills over 400 people

    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.

    3 July 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 26 June

  1. DRC's historic World Cup draw brings joy to Ebola-hit Bunia

    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.

    26 June 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 24 June

  1. Ebola cases exceed 1,000 in DR Congo in fastest outbreak month

    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.

    24 June 2026 · Capital News →

  2. Congo Ebola outbreak sets record for first-month case total

    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.

    24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  3. Congo's Ebola outbreak sets first-month case record

    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.

    24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Sunday 21 June

  1. Africa must treat infectious disease outbreaks as security threats

    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.

    21 June 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 19 June

  1. WHO warns Ebola spreading rapidly in DRC despite response efforts

    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.

    19 June 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 18 June

  1. DR Congo scores historic World Cup goal, lifts Ebola-hit Bunia

    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.

    18 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Vaccines and treatments urgently developed for Bundibugyo Ebola strain

    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.

    18 June 2026 · The Standard →

  3. Congo Ebola outbreak strains health response one month on

    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.

    18 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 16 June

  1. DR Congo Ebola outbreak has yet to peak, could last a year

    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.

    16 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. DR Congo Ebola outbreak could last a year, Red Cross warns

    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.

    16 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  3. DRC Ebola outbreak peak ahead, Red Cross warns of year-long crisis

    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.

    16 June 2026 · The Standard →

Saturday 13 June

  1. Ebola outbreak spreading into new DR Congo areas: WHO

    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 →

  2. Uganda criticizes air travel bans over Ebola outbreak

    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 →

Friday 12 June

  1. Investigators trace Ebola's origins in Congo mining town

    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 →

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