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Ebola outbreak that was declared in eastern Congo on May 15 is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record. File | Photo Credit: Reuters At least 930 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the country’s Ministry of Health said. The deaths were recorded out of the 2,344 cases confirmed as of Saturday (July 18, 2026),…
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The number of confirmed Ebola cases across the country had risen to 1,926, including 702 deaths, official data showed late on July 12, 2026. File | Photo Credit: AP The Trump administration on Monday (July 13, 2026) said it is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from travelling to the U.S. on…
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The story so far On July 2, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it had added the first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The test detects the virus by identifying its genetic material in blood samples, helping confirm infection rapidly and accurately. Why is this significant? On May 17, 2026, soon after local…
Confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said, as tracing those who had been in contact with patients remains a major challenge. A total of 100 people have recovered in the outbreak concentrated in the Ituri Province since it was declared on May 15, Congo’s Ministry…
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A Ugandan worker collects a rubber glove from the airing line during a visit by the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at the Mulago National Referral Hospital Isolation Unit, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo Virus, in Mulago suburb, of Kampala, Uganda, on…
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Bunia airport in Ituri province after authorities in Democratic Republic of the Congo reopened services amid efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reopened the airport in the capital city of the province hit hardest by the ongoing Ebola outbreak, a government statement said, reversing…
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The outbreak’s epicentre is in northeastern Ituri province on the border with Uganda and South Sudan. As a gold-mining hub, it sees people regularly crisscrossing the region and has been plagued by clashes between local militias for years. | Photo Credit: Reuters The World Health Organization (WHO) chief voiced concern on Tuesday (May 19, 2026)…
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