Category: Ebola Virus
AlJazeera: WHO approves trials for two new Ebola vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved clinical trials for two new Ebola vaccines, as doctors fight to control the largest outbreak in the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Nov 5, 2026
BBC: British man infected with Ebola in DR Congo to be flown back to UK
A British man who has tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be flown back to the UK.
Nov 5, 2026
News AU: Nations urged to be on alert as deadly African ebola outbreak escalates rapidly
A disease that health officials have described as the fastest-spreading on record in Africa shows no signs of slowing down, and may soon afflict those outside the continent.
Nov 3, 2026
BBC: More than 5,000 die from Ebola in DR Congo’s deadliest outbreak
More than 5,000 people have died from an ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, government data shows.
Nov 3, 2026
Reuters: Research organization IAVI receives US funding for Ebola vaccine development
IAVI, a biomedical research organization, said on Wednesday it was awarded $36 million under a U.S. government contract worth up to $99 million to advance development of its single-dose vaccine candidate against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus.
Oct 29, 2026
The Guardian: Mystery over source of Ebola infection in Nigeria fuels concern about spread of virus
Health officials across Africa are racing to determine how Nigeria’s first Ebola patient in more than a decade became infected, amid fears the outbreak could spread further after reaching a fourth African country.
Oct 26, 2026
Reuters: Nigeria’s Ebola patient on medical evacuation flight to Switzerland, condition stable
Nigeria’s Ebola patient left the country on a medical evaluation flight to Switzerland on Monday morning, the health minister said.
Oct 26, 2026
Medical Xpress: Nigeria Ebola case matches DR Congo strain
The Ebola case detected in Nigeria is the Bundibugyo strain behind a major DR Congo outbreak, officials said Wednesday, marking the spread of the deadly disease to points across Africa.
Oct 22, 2026
CNN: Ebola has spread from Congo to 4 other countries. A look at where things stand
Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any previous Ebola outbreak, reaching three regions.
Oct 22, 2026
NPR: Nigeria confirms an Ebola case in Abuja as a woman arriving from Uganda tests positive
Nigeria confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, on Tuesday after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the Health Ministry said.
Oct 22, 2026