{"id":12069,"date":"2026-05-20T14:54:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=12069"},"modified":"2026-05-20T16:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:07:02","slug":"ebola-outbreak-in-central-africa-could-last-months-w-h-o-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/20\/ebola-outbreak-in-central-africa-could-last-months-w-h-o-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa Could Last Months, W.H.O. Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p id=\"article-summary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/19\/world\/africa\/ebola-outbreak-deaths-congo-who.html\">NYT<\/a> Health officials reported more than 130 suspected deaths and 540 cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, but experts say the figures could be much higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/world\/africa\/100000010911915\/ebola-outbreak-congo-medical-supplies.html?smid=url-share\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Medical workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are experiencing a shortage of supplies as the number of suspected Ebola cases has passed 500, according to officials.CreditCredit&#8230;Jospin Mwisha\/Agence France-Presse \u2014 Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of people infected by Ebola in central Africa could be much higher than reported and the outbreak could last for months, global health officials warned on Tuesday. The suspected death toll stood Tuesday at more than 130 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/17\/world\/africa\/what-to-know-ebola-africa.html\">outbreak<\/a>&nbsp;is centered in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where people, including migrant laborers working in gold mines, move across borders. The area is also in the grip of a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/12\/world\/africa\/drone-strike-congo-kills-three.html?searchResultPosition=5\">conflict<\/a>&nbsp;that has displaced more than a million people, gutted health clinics and slowed the public health response, officials said.<\/p>\n<!-- <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/secure-location.php\" title=\"ZUTTaJ iYpUD fgxozjWj\">ZUTTaJ iYpUD fgxozjWj<\/a> --><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYT Health officials reported more than 130 suspected deaths and 540 cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, but experts say the figures could be much higher. 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