DRC Ebola outbreak

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Ebola Outbreak

Why this Ebola outbreak is 'spreading rapidly and outpacing containment efforts'

On 15 May 2026, an Ebola outbreak was officially declared in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s 17th since the virus was first identified there in 1976. The rare Bundibugyo strain has left health workers struggling without approved vaccines or treatments.

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Ebola Hospital Attacks

Ebola response in Congo strained by attacks and patient escapes

Doctors working on the front lines of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo say attacks on treatment centres and fleeing patients are hampering efforts to contain the virus.

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Ebola

WHO raises national risk to 'very high' as cases rise and regional spread continues

The World Health Organisation has warned that the risk of a widening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has escalated to “very high” at national level. 

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Ebola Outbreak

Health workers rush to contain fast‑spreading Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Medical teams are being rushed to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following a fast-moving Ebola outbreak that has already caused dozens of suspected deaths and raised fears of wider regional spread.