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October 29, 2026 3:28 PM

Airline groups urge US CDC to reconsider Ebola declaration requirements

Major American and foreign airlines urged the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reconsider new rules requiring all US-bound travelers to attest they have not been in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the prior 21 days. The International Air Transport Association and Airlines for America, in separate previously unreported letters reviewed by Reuters, urged the CDC to reconsider the plan announced last week that takes effect on November 3 and is aimed at preventing entry by peopl...

October 27, 2026 2:43 PM

Congo’s Ebola cases surpass 10,000 as fears grow of wider African spread

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has risen above 10,000, government data showed on Tuesday, a milestone that coincides with growing fears the epidemic could spread to more African countries. The latest situation report from Congo's public health institute put the number of cases at 10,060, with those killed by the virus reaching 4,887. The outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola, was announced in mid-May and has since become the largest and d...

August 19, 2026 11:04 AM

Ebola cases in Congo exceed 5,000, government data shows

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds 5,000, government data showed late on Tuesday, as health officials warn that response efforts are failing to contain the deadly disease. Congo's 17th Ebola epidemic turned into the biggest in the country's history in terms of number of cases in late July and over the weekend the death toll hit 2,378, the public health institute said, surpassing the previous worst outbreak in 2018-2020. The institute has so far ...

July 16, 2026 9:18 AM

US quarantine order for Americans returning from Congo will hurt Ebola response, aid group says

Washington's newpolicy that says American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is an Ebola outbreak, must spend 21 days in a third country before entering the U.S. will hinder the response to the epidemic, the head of a large American aid group said. Franklin Graham, the CEO of an organization that operates Ebola treatment centers and deploys what he described as the largest number of American responders in Congo, said that he will have to scale back the mission...

July 15, 2026 3:29 PM

MSF urges Ebola response scale-up as Congo outbreak nears 2,000 cases

The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading faster than efforts to contain it, global medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned on Wednesday, calling for an urgent expansion of containment and care measures. The number of confirmed Ebola cases had tripled in less than five weeks to 1,926, including 702 deaths, as of Sunday, official data showed, making it the third-largest and the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record, according to MSF. The charity oper...

July 14, 2026 9:22 AM

US to block citizens in Congo from immediate travel home, citing Ebola

The Trump administration on Monday said it is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling to the U.S. on commercial flights, according to a White House official. The order, which is being taken under a transportation authority known as Title 49, will place U.S. citizens in Congo or those who have recently left on a “do-not-board” list until they have spent at least 21 days in a third country, the person said. The new restrictions come amid a wideni...

June 25, 2026 12:56 AM

France reports Ebola case in doctor returning from Congo

A doctor who recently returned to France from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola, marking the country’s first confirmed case linked to the current outbreak, the French health ministry said on Wednesday. The patient has been placed in isolation and health authorities are tracing contacts, the ministry said in a statement, adding that the risk to the wider European population was low. The five people sitting close to him on the plane to Fra...

June 13, 2026 7:21 PM

Ebola cases in DR Congo rise to 689; death toll reaches 139

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported a rise in Ebola infections, with the total number of confirmed cases reaching 689, including 139 deaths, according to the latest situation report released by the country's health authorities. The report said 17 new confirmed cases and five additional deaths were recorded on Thursday, all in the eastern province of Ituri. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, has spread across 29 health zones in...

June 3, 2026 10:25 AM

India sends 45.5 tonnes of medical aid to support Africa’s Ebola response

India has extended urgent medical assistance to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to support efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa, following a request from the African Union Commission. The assistance is aimed at strengthening public health preparedness and enhancing regional response capacities in affected countries. As part of its support, India dispatched the first tranche of about 2.5 tonnes of emergency medical supplies to Kampa...

June 2, 2026 4:55 PM

Protests over US Ebola site in Kenya kill two, court keeps block

A Kenyan court blocked on Tuesday for another three weeks a proposed U.S. Ebola quarantine facility that has triggered protests killing two people and ordered the government to disclose its agreement with Washington. The proposed 50-bed unit on an air force base in central Kenya for Americans exposed to the virus in Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda has angered many Kenyans. They accuse the U.S. of offloading the health risk of caring for patients. A Kenyan court last week temporarily sus...