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The best way to protect yourself and the people around you from things like Ebola is to stay informed and remember there’s a ...

In a remote mining town at the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, grief and mistrust are ...

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.

CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward visits Mongbwalu, a remote gold-mining town in eastern Congo, where this ...

The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a ...

DRC and neighbouring Uganda are seeing another outbreak of the deadly Bundibugyo Ebola strain. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recorded 10 confirmed and 223 suspected Ebola deaths since the ...

There is one handwashing station and one infrared thermometer to fight the Ebola epidemic in this camp for 10,000 displaced ...

Red Cross carry a coffin with the dead body of a child who died of Ebola in Mongbwalu, Ituri (Picture: Reuters) At least 18 ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Attacks on Ebola treatment centers in eastern Congo underscore the serious challenges authorities face — including a backlash in local communities — as they try to stem an ...

Members of the Congo Scouts movement carry an Ebola awareness banner along a street during a public sensitisation campaign amid the Ebola outbreak in Bunia, Congo, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP ...

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 ...