Category: Ebola Virus
AP: Ebola creates new hot spots in Congo as responders describe ‘chaotic’ response
The Ebola outbreak in Congo is creating new hot spots where there’s little to no support for patients, responders and officials say, as health workers admit there could still be a long way to go in fighting the disease that has killed over 4,000 people.
Oct 9, 2026
AP: An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, authorities said, as they struggle to contain what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.
Oct 7, 2026
U.S. News & World Report: Ebola Creates New Hot Spots in Congo as Responders Describe ‘Chaotic’ Response
The Ebola outbreak in Congo is creating new hot spots where there’s little to no support for patients, responders and officials say, as health workers admit there could still be a long way to go in fighting the disease that has killed over 4,000 people.
Oct 7, 2026
BBC: Kenya confirms its first Ebola death as outbreak spreads
Kenya has confirmed its first ever case of Ebola – a Kenyan citizen who has been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the past seven years.
Oct 7, 2026
CIDRAP: DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 cases, with 48% death rate
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has now topped 8,000 cases, with officials confirming 8,067 cases and 3,901 deaths since mid-May, for a 48% case-fatality rate (CFR). The outbreak is the second-largest in history, but the fastest-growing on record.
Oct 1, 2026
Reuters: WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones
The World Health Organization said on Friday that the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to two additional health zones, bringing the total number affected to 63 across seven provinces.
Sep 28, 2026
ABC News: Scientists warn of weakening health systems and urge stronger outbreak detection
West African laboratory scientists are urging governments to strengthen their capacity to detect disease outbreaks to prevent another major crisis.
Sep 21, 2026
DW: DR Congo outbreak not slowing, MSF warns
Doctors Without Borders has warned against premature optimism amid the DRC’s largest-ever Ebola outbreak. “The outbreak is not shrinking, it is moving,” an MSF official said, entering new and more underprepared regions.
Sep 21, 2026
CIDRAP: Ebola outbreak in DR Congo grows to 7,200 cases as government officials suggest transmission has peaked
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has hit another milestone, with 7,200 cases confirmed by the government today and spread of the virus to a seventh province, South Ubangi, late last week.
Sep 15, 2026
Reuters: UN sees some progress in Congo Ebola fight, but too early to call peak
U.N. officials said on Tuesday that efforts to curb Ebola in eastern Congo were beginning to show results but stressed that the epidemic remained “massive” and would take months to bring under control.
Sep 15, 2026