Articles tagged with "Ebola"

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A healthcare worker takes samples from a patient suffering from Ebola virus disease at the Ebola Treatment Center of the Center Médical Évangélique (CME), in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benedic

Global Ebola risk 'remains low', WHO chief says

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against "over-reaction" to the case -- the first ever detected in France. There is "no need for panic", he said, insisting that "the risk to the rest of the world is low".

5 DAYS AGO

US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest 'is possible'

The US CDC warns the current Ebola outbreak could approach the scale of the 2014 West Africa crisis without stronger interventions, urging expanded case identification, isolation and treatment efforts in the DR Congo and neighboring countries.

June 6, 2026

'If Ebola comes, we'll be wiped out': Fear grips camps in DR Congo

Overcrowded displacement camps in eastern DR Congo fear devastation as a growing Ebola outbreak spreads amid conflict, poor sanitation and limited healthcare, with officials warning of a potential humanitarian disaster.

June 3, 2026

One of two patients with Ebola-like symptoms tests negative in Brazil

Two patients who recently arrived in Brazil from African countries have been put in isolation after showing symptoms linked to Ebola, though one later tested negative for the virus.

June 1, 2026

WHO chief says Ebola 'can be stopped' as he lands in DR Congo

The UN health chief says that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has claimed over 200 lives, can be stopped, as he arrives to oversee the fight against the highly infectious disease.

May 28, 2026

Response team members are helped to wear protective suits before burying a person suspected of having died from Ebola in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 25, 2026. (AFP)

WHO warns of 'catastrophic collision' of Ebola and war in DR Congo

The World Health Organization chief warns that conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is complicating efforts to rein in a deadly Ebola outbreak, while Uganda shuts its border.

May 27, 2026

Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief

Health authorities are scaling up surveillance in conflict-hit regions as the outbreak continues, with cases spread across multiple provinces and ongoing monitoring of infections and disease transmission.

May 25, 2026

Medical personnel at CBCA Virunga Hospital wear gowns, masks, and protective gear as they prepare an isolation room for a female patient placed under 21-day observation in the suspected cases area in Goma, on May 21, 2026.

Three new Ebola cases confirmed in Uganda: Ministry

"Three new cases of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have been confirmed in the country," the health ministry said, naming the patients as a Ugandan driver, a Ugandan health worker, and a woman from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the epicentre of a deadly outbreak sowing fear in the region.

May 23, 2026

A staff member of the CBCA Virunga Hospital checks a visitor’s temperature using a a contactless infrared thermometer, before allowing her access to the hospital in Goma on May 17, 2026.

Estimated DR Congo Ebola death toll rises to 131

The previous figures from the epidemic in the country's east, which the World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency, gave a total of 91 dead out of 350 suspected cases of Ebola.

May 19, 2026

Germany's Health Minister Nina Warken speaks to a journalist after a meeting with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General ahead of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, on May 17, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises

WHO member states meet in Geneva amid global concern over hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks, funding strains following announced US and Argentine withdrawals, and renewed debate over reforming the global health system, pandemic preparedness, and coordination among international health actors.

May 18, 2026