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Ebola Outbreak in DRC

Updated 2026-09-02 16:55 UTC 3 sources Negative

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief warned that the Ebola response must be ramped up to address the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where over 3,000 people have died.

Coverage timeline — 11 articles
Al Jazeera
Earlier cases of the disease were wrongly attributed to malaria and typhoid, the WHO said.
2026-08-10 16:28 UTC
The Guardian
Director general of World Health Organization urges neighbouring countries to take immediate actionThe World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the dise
2026-05-25 17:00 UTC
NPR
Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine.
2026-05-16 18:37 UTC
Al Jazeera
Africa CDC concerned that outbreak of Bundibugyo strain could spread rapidly due to intense population movement.
2026-05-16 18:35 UTC
The Guardian
But Trump administration will not return detainees deported to third countries in disease-struck regionThe Trump administration will temporarily pause the removal of refugees to the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/
2026-05-23 14:33 UTC
Al Jazeera
Roland Garros director discusses greater revenue sharing with player representatives after boycott-impacted media day.
2026-05-23 14:40 UTC
NPR
The strain of the virus that's responsible for the current outbreak has no specific treatments or preventive measures. Three new clinical trials could provide possible breakthroughs.
2026-07-07 12:51 UTC
The Guardian
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2026-07-21 15:00 UTC
The Guardian
UK resident was evacuated from Democratic Republic of the Congo where there is an outbreak of the diseaseA humanitarian worker is being monitored at a specialist hospital in London after potential exposure to the Ebola virus.The UK resident was medically evacuated from the Democrati
2026-07-21 22:39 UTC
Al Jazeera
Number of people killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo from disease exceeds 3,000 amid response funding gap.
2026-09-02 16:18 UTC
Al Jazeera
Bunia faces isolation amid Ebola outbreak fears, with airspace closure and Ugandan border curbs adding economic strain.
2026-05-27 07:52 UTC
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