Also known as: Ebola upsurge
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UN warns of Ebola spread in DR Congo camps By AFP July 20, 2026 09:22 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The United Nations warned on Monday that Ebola risked spreading in displacement camps …
UN warns of Ebola spread in DR Congo campsCitizen Digital
Ebola: 7 Americans quarantined in Kenya after US travel ban By Reuters July 17, 2026 03:42 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter A member of the M23 rebel group stands guard as provincial authorities visit the Ro …
Ebola: 7 Americans quarantined in Kenya after US travel banCitizen Digital
Ebola: 7 Americans quarantined in Kenya after US travel ban By Reuters July 17, 2026 03:42 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter A member of the M23 rebel group stands guard as provincial authorities visit the Ro …
Ebola: 7 Americans quarantined in Kenya after US travel banThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeHealth workers attend a training by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to reinforce regional emergency response capacity for Ebola in the DRC in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, on July 10, 2026. …
MSF Ebola training in Kenya prepares doctors for 'intense' jobCitizen Digital
OPINION: A deadly virus, and the centre U.S wants on Kenyan soil By Guest Writer July 03, 2026 04:30 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter What makes Ebola so dangerous is how it moves. …
OPINION: A deadly virus, and the centre U.S wants on Kenyan soilCapital News
Mass gatherings have been banned in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, Kinshasa, as well as three other areas, in order to halt the spread of Ebola, the interior minister says. …
DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital to prevent spread of EbolaThe Standard
Thousands of kilometres separate Ebola isolation wards in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from the World Cup stadiums in the US, yet both are shaping the country’s global story. …
When sport, crisis overlap: DRC's World Cup rise amid Ebola upsurgeCitizen Digital
Global Ebola risk 'remains low', WHO chief says By AFP June 25, 2026 03:38 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The global risk "remains low" from a deadly Ebola outbreak centred in the Democra …
Global Ebola risk 'remains low', WHO chief saysThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeIn 1976, young Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe was sent to a remote village to look into a mysterious illness and found himself confronting Ebola, a deadly virus the world did not yet know. …
'We have always won': Ebola pioneer still on front line at 84Citizen Digital
DP Kindiki says Gov't ready to respond to Ebola, warns against disease politicization By DPCS June 09, 2026 05:58 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter DP Kithure Kindiki engages Ministry of Health officials, led …
DP Kindiki says Gov't ready to respond to Ebola, warns against disease politicizationThe United Nations warned that Ebola risked spreading in displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, noting that confirmed cases had been reported in at least 16 displacement sites across Ituri hosting over 270,000 displaced people, with overcrowding and limited access to basic services increasing transmission risk.
20 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The United Nations warned that Ebola risked spreading in displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, noting that confirmed cases had been reported in at least 16 displacement sites across Ituri hosting over 270,000 displaced people, with overcrowding and limited access to basic services increasing transmission risk.
20 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Seven American aid workers who had been in Congo fighting an Ebola outbreak are quarantining at a new isolation facility in Kenya after the U.S. government introduced travel restrictions requiring Americans returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo to spend three weeks in a third country before entering the United States.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Seven American aid workers who were in Congo fighting an Ebola outbreak are quarantining at a new isolation facility in Kenya after the U.S. introduced travel restrictions requiring American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo to spend three weeks in a third country before entering the United States.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Médecins Sans Frontières has established a training facility near Nairobi to prepare health workers for deployment to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak declared in mid-May has claimed at least 600 lives and is described as the fastest growing ever by African health officials. The training centre, equipped with simulation facilities, aims to ready doctors, nurses, and clinicians for an extremely challenging environment complicated by poverty, armed conflict, and local misinformation about the disease.
12 July 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that the United States is seeking to establish a quarantine centre on Kenyan soil at Laikipia Air Base, with American military aircraft assisting in the effort, citing the danger posed by Ebola as justification for the facility.
3 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned mass gatherings in Kinshasa and three other provinces to halt the spread of Ebola, which has been detected in three eastern provinces roughly 1,800 km away. Opposition figures have criticized the order, alleging it is a political move to block a protest march scheduled for 8 July, though the government has not responded.
30 June 2026 · Capital News →
The Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing simultaneous global attention for its World Cup performance in the US and an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Ituri region, where health workers are racing to trace contacts and contain the worsening outbreak amid conflict-displaced populations.
30 June 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organization chief said the global risk from an Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains low, after France confirmed its first case in a doctor who had returned from the DR Congo. He warned against over-reaction and said there is no need for panic, though he noted that almost 80 health workers have been infected during the outbreak, which has also affected Uganda.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the Congolese doctor who helped discover Ebola in 1976, continues fighting the virus on the front line at age 84 as the Democratic Republic of Congo battles its 17th outbreak, with 808 infections and 192 deaths reported by the WHO.
17 June 2026 · The Standard →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says the government is alert and ready to handle any reported Ebola case, with adequate resources allocated for surveillance at entry points, isolation centres, equipment, and personnel training. He warned against politicization of preventive measures.
9 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Tourism and government officials have warned against sensational reporting on Ebola, citing misinformation causing unnecessary travel cancellations and threatening the country's tourism sector recovery. The Tourism Principal Secretary assured that Kenya is Ebola-free and urged journalists to prioritise factual, contextual reporting.
9 June 2026 · The Standard →
The Standard editorial questions why the US government would establish an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya for individuals it considers too dangerous to allow on American soil, arguing that nations have a duty to protect their citizens from such risks.
7 June 2026 · The Standard →
The African Union Commission has condemned armed clashes in Mogadishu between opposition forces and state security troops, with opposition leaders accusing security forces of attacking residences linked to former political leaders. The violence threatens coordination of Somalia's response to an Ebola outbreak, with Martini Hospital designated as the national testing centre now at risk.
4 June 2026 · The Standard →
Africa has recently been at the forefront of dangerous infectious disease outbreaks including COVID-19, Ebola, and Marburg virus disease.
31 May 2026 · The Standard →
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale defended the government's plan to establish a health facility in Laikipia in partnership with the United States, saying it is a military installation serving both Kenyan and American personnel in high-risk regions and forms part of Kenya's infectious disease preparedness strategy, not to import Ebola patients.
30 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Democratic Republic of Congo reported 204 deaths from 867 suspected Ebola cases across three provinces, while Uganda confirmed three new cases and the Africa Centres for Disease Control warned that 10 African countries faced risk of infection.
24 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo's Ituri province a public health emergency of international concern, citing 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, for which no approved drugs or vaccines exist. The outbreak has spread to Uganda with two confirmed cases, and the WHO warned of potential for significantly larger spread across the region.
17 May 2026 · Capital News →
Africa's health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province, with around 246 cases and 65 deaths reported mainly in gold-mining towns. The virus has been detected in 13 of 20 laboratory samples analysed, and the agency is convening a meeting with neighbouring countries to discuss response efforts.
15 May 2026 · Capital News →
Wealthy and developing countries are in sharp disagreement at the World Health Organization over how a pandemic treaty adopted last year will work in practice, specifically on a Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing system for vaccines, tests and treatments. Developing nations fear sharing viruses without guarantees of equitable vaccine access in a future crisis.
27 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →