Category: Ebola Virus
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
NBC News: Ebola epidemic outpaces containment despite influx of money and supplies
Although the U.S. has allocated hundreds of millions of dollars and vaccine trials are underway, Ebola deaths continue to climb in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sep 8, 2026
Reuters: WHO says staff shortage, funding challenges hamper Congo Ebola response
Shortages of trained staff, operational partners and funding are causing a bottleneck in efforts to expand the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the outbreak spreads geographically, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday.
Sep 8, 2026
Reuters: Ebola Congo cases surpass 5,000 as record-setting pace of spread continues
The number of deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed 3,000, government data showed on Wednesday, as the country’s worst-ever epidemic continues to spread across its northeast.
Sep 3, 2026
PBS: Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine, which was effective in past outbreaks
Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization and partners said Thursday, announcing a step seen as a major boost to efforts to contain what officials have described as the fastest Ebola outbreak in history.
Aug 26, 2026
US News & World Report: Ebola Is Still Killing In Central Africa. These Groups Are Working To Save Lives
Misinformation and distrust are among the challenges facing public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo as they confront the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak on record. Even though the virus has faded from U.S. headlines, key organizations are still at work providing medical care and training to counter the spread of the disease.
Aug 26, 2026
CIDRAP: DR Congo suffers deadliest week in its Ebola outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) tracked its highest weekly death toll last week, with more than 300 new deaths. The outbreak, centered in centered in Ituri province, has now grown to 5,514 cases and 2,642 deaths caused by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.
Aug 26, 2026