In one worst-case scenario projected, more than 20,000 cases would occur within three months if only 1 in 5 infected people ...

The 2026 outbreak of Ebola virus disease in DR Congo and Uganda, caused by Bundibugyo virus (Orthoebolavirus bundibugyoense), represents one of the most consequential epidemic emergencies in Africa.

The scientist who helped discover Ebola in 1976 says the latest outbreak poses a serious threat in Central Africa — but fears ...

As cases grow, a massive deployment of resources is critical. Anthony Banbury is a former United Nations undersecretary ...

The resurgence of Ebola in central Africa is prompting international concern, with health officials issuing urgent warnings and travel restrictions as an outbreak linked to the rare Bundibugyo strain ...

The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is "spreading rapidly," according to the head of the World Health Organization. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ...

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BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center where people are being treated for the ...

Samaritan’s Purse will is be helping with Ebola relief. The Boone-based international Christian relief organization will airlift an Ebola Treatment Center and personal protective equipment to the ...

With around 600 suspected cases and at least 130 deaths, the new Ebola outbreak in the Central African country of Congo has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the ...

Dr. Robert Redfield, a former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told NewsNation on May 21, 2026, that Ebola could become a "very significant pandemic." Redfield listed a ...

Ebola Outbreak in Congo and Uganda Just Recently Started to Raise Concerns, But It’s Likely Been Spreading Longer Back on May 17, the Associated Press reported that a rare Ebola outbreak in Congo and ...