Category: Ebola
Congo declares its latest Ebola outbreak over, after 43 deaths
STAT Congo on Monday announced the end of an Ebola outbreak that killed 43 people in one of the country’s southern provinces, with authorities saying no new confirmed cases had been reported in the past 45 days. Health Minister Roger Kamba said the 43 deaths were among 53 confirmed cases in the outbreak, which was […]
Dec 3, 2025
Congo’s last Ebola patient discharged, raising hopes outbreak is over
PBS The World Health Organization announced that the last Ebola patient in Congo’s latest outbreak was discharged over the weekend and no new cases have been reported since Sept. 25. Sunday’s announcement started a 42-day countdown to declare the outbreak over if no further cases are confirmed. The outbreak, first declared in Congo’s remote Bulape […]
Oct 22, 2025
Scientists are trying to understand how Ebola hides inside the bodies of survivors
NPR Congo is suffering from an Ebola outbreak, but even when the virus is contained there remains a risk. Scientists are trying to understand how the virus can hide out inside the bodies of survivors.
Oct 22, 2025
Ebola – Operation Update #1
IFRC The 16th outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has occurred in the province of Kasai. It was declared on September 4, 2025, by the Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention. As of October 6th, the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the […]
Oct 15, 2025
Ebola virus in Kasai revives 50-year-old questions on viral latency
The Lancet On Sept 4, 2025, DR Congo declared its 16th Ebola virus outbreak. The epicentre of this outbreak occurred in the Kasai province—the first resurgence in this region since 2008.1 Genomic analysis identified an Ebola virus with more than 99·5% identity to the lineage that was responsible for the first outbreak in Yambuku in 1976.2 Instead […]
Oct 15, 2025
Republic of Congo reinforces measures to curb potential Ebola outbreak
WHO Africa The Republic of Congo has stepped up measures to rapidly detect and respond to potential Ebola outbreak as neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo faces a new outbreak of the virus in Kasai Province in the central region of the country. A rapid scale up of outbreak control measures in the Democratic Republic […]
Oct 15, 2025
Ebola Outbreak, Kasai Province, DRC – Situation Report #4
Relief Web Download Full Report FACTS • On September 4, the DRC Ministry of Health officially declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Bulape and Mweka health zones in Kasai province. Since then, the virus has spread to Bambale, Bulape and the surrounding community, Dikolo, Ingongo and Mpianga health areas, inside of […]
Oct 8, 2025
New Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: early response guidance
The Lancet On Sept 4, 2025, in line with International Health Regulations (2005) requirements,1 the Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo officially declared a new Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai province,2 affecting the health zone of Bulape. This new outbreak of Ebola virus disease has occurred in a fragile context, regionally and […]
Oct 8, 2025
WHO says Ebola outbreak in Congo shows signs of containment with no new cases reported
Reuters The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo shows signs of containment, with no new confirmed or probable cases since the World Health Organization’s last update on October 1, the UN health agency said on Wednesday. As of October 5, a total of 64 cases, including 11 probable cases and 43 deaths, […]
Oct 8, 2025
Ebola death toll rises to 42 in southern DRC as outbreak spreads
CGTN Africa The Democratic Republic of Congo, with support from international partners, is stepping up efforts to contain the disease.
Oct 1, 2025
