Ebola outbreak

Ebola outbreak

Displaced people watch a health worker in full personal protective equipment (PPE) preparing to disinfect the area during the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on 18 June 2026, one month after the outbreak was declared. Photo: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File

WHO says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over, as cases rise in Congo

The outbreak ​there is the second-deadliest in history, and outpacing containment efforts

DR Congo says Ebola outbreak. Photo: Collected

DR Congo says Ebola outbreak now its deadliest ever

Red Cross workers walk in a formation as they disinfect Rwampara general hospital before handling the body of a person who died of Ebola, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 21 May 2026. Photo: Reuters

New transmission from animals likely caused Congo-Uganda Ebola outbreak, study says

Health workers respond to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the World Health Organization says response efforts remain under increasing pressure, Tuesday (4 August). Photo: Collected

WHO pleads for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak

Medical teams race to contain Ebola's relentless spread across eastern Congo. Photo: UNB

Congo Ebola death toll nears 1,000 as outbreak spreads rapidly

A physician uses a thermal gun to check the temperature of a female patient. Photo: BSS/AFP

Nearly 500 confirmed cases in Central Africa Ebola outbreak: WHO

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, 29 April, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

WHO chief says fast-moving Ebola epidemic is outpacing response efforts

Passengers stand beside a giant replica of the World Cup trophy displayed at Mexico City International Airport, ahead of the World Cup starting on June 11, in Mexico City, Mexico, May 15, 2026. Photo: Reuters/Henry Romero

Ebola risk minimal for World Cup fans, logistics challenges remain

Thermometers are pictured at the entrance of an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Eastern Congolese town of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

The Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus: What do we know?

A man is carried from an ambulance as he arrives at Bunia General Referral Hospital following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on 16 May, 2026. Photo: Reuters

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda an emergency of international concern

A health worker prepares to administer a a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola, during a trial, at Mulago Referral Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Photo: AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda via UNB

Uganda starts Ebola vaccine trial after outbreak kills nurse

An aerial view shows the busy Namirembe road in the Central Business Centre after the health ministry announced an outbreak of Ebola virus in Uganda's capital, Kampala, 30 January 2025. Photo: Reuters

Uganda confirms outbreak of Ebola in capital Kampala, 1 dead

FILE PHOTO: A Ugandan health worker prepares to administer the ebola vaccine to a man in Kirembo village, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kasese district, Uganda, June 16, 2019. REUTERS/James Akena/

US sends experimental antibody, antiviral drug to Uganda for Ebola outbreak