WHO chief visits Congo Ebola epicentre Saturday to urge community action

Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, arrives in Bunia amid escalating Ebola outbreak in Ituri province Congo, Saturday, May 30, ...
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Suspected Ebola cases rise to 1,028, says DRC health minister

Congolese authorities have identified 1,028 suspected cases of Ebola, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba told reporters. The number of confirmed cases is 225, with new laboratories to identify and ...
Los Angeles Times

Suspected Ebola cases in Congo climb past 900, with 119 deaths, authorities say

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Suspected Ebola cases in eastern Congo have climbed past 900, with at least 119 deaths, as the World Health ...
The Hill

Ebola resurgence sparks global concern, travel restrictions: What to know

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 ...
CNN

Inside the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in DRC as the virus spreads

Hélène Akilimali says she’s taking every precaution against contracting Ebola, including always wearing a face mask in public. But her work as a cocoa seller in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Newsweek

Ebola Patients Flee After Second Treatment Tent Set on Fire—’Panic’

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A hospital director in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...
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A second Ebola treatment center is set ablaze in eastern Congo, with 18 suspected cases fleeing

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 ...
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Samaritan’s Purse to airlift an Ebola Treatment Center to Congo

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 ...
The Conversation

Ebola outbreak in the DRC: four reasons it will be hard to contain

On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. This is its highest level of global health alert. It is mostly reserved for an ...
CBS News

With Ebola "spreading rapidly" in Congo, WHO upgrades national risk level to "very high"

The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo is "spreading rapidly" and now poses a "very high" risk at the national level ...
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Former CDC director warned of possible Ebola 'pandemic,' but likely meant regional spread

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 ...