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May 28, 2026 2:30 PM

Africa CDC thanks India for pharmaceutical aid to support Ebola containment in DR Congo

India has dispatched emergency pharmaceutical supplies as part of efforts to contain the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Ethiopia-headquartered Africa CDC said in a social media post that the consignment, donated by the Government of India, was received in Uganda by its Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre and will be deployed to affected communities in eastern DR Congo. T...

May 27, 2026 10:47 AM

Russian scientists develop vaccine for new Ebola strain: Moscow

Russia has announced that its scientists have developed a vaccine against a new strain of the Ebola virus linked to the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Russian Embassy in South Africa, in a post on social media platform X on Tuesday, said, “Russian scientists have developed a vaccine against a new Ebola strain, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko announced. According to Russian scientists, the vaccine may also protect against the rare Bundibugyo strain linked to t...

May 25, 2026 9:16 AM

Over 900 suspected Ebola cases identified in Congo response: WHO chief

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) scales up surveillance efforts in response to the Ebola outbreak, more than 900 suspected cases have been identified so far, including 101 confirmed cases. In Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, nearly five million people are living amid ongoing conflict, with one in four requiring humanitarian assistance and one in five internally displaced, Tedros said in a ...

May 24, 2026 9:40 AM

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda a PHEIC; India issues travel advisory

In light of the reported outbreaks of Ebola Disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO), under the International Health Regulations (IHR), 2005, on 17 May 2026, determined the situation to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has also officially declared the ongoing outbreak of Bundibugyo strain Ebola Virus Disease affecting the Democratic Republ...

May 22, 2026 2:33 PM

Ebola risk minimal for World Cup fans, logistics challenges remain

The risk of Ebola affecting fans at the World Cup is low, according to Dr Oliver Johnson, a global health academic at King's College London, but heightened screening and travel restrictions could complicate logistics. The expanded 48-team tournament, co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, runs from June 11 to July 19. An Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded around 600 suspected cases and more than 130 deaths, prompting the World Health Organization to...

May 20, 2026 10:00 AM

US missionary who contracted Ebola is on his way to Germany, CDC says

A U.S. citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak of a rare strain of the virus has killed over 130 people, is currently on his way to Germany for treatment, the U.S. CDC said on Tuesday. The patient has been previously identified by the Serge Christian mission organization as medical missionary Peter Stafford. Germany earlier on Tuesday said it was preparing to treat the individual at the largest university hospital in Berlin. The health ministry conf...

May 19, 2026 3:12 PM

Ebola deaths in eastern Congo rise to 131 as outbreak spreads

Twenty-six more suspected Ebola deaths were recorded in 24 hours in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said on Tuesday, and the head of the World Health Organization expressed deep concern about the outbreak's spread. The new deaths bring to 131 the fatalities associated with the outbreak in eastern DRC. There have been 516 suspected cases and 33 confirmed cases in Congo, according to a daily bulletin published by health authorities, and two confirmed cases in neighbouring Ug...

May 19, 2026 9:35 AM

What do we know about the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus?

A rare strain of Ebola has prompted the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of international concern. Most of the cases have occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 100 suspected deaths and nearly 400 suspected infections as of Monday. Here is what we know about this strain of the Ebola virus, known as Bundibugyo. WHAT IS BUNDIBUGYO EBOLA? The current Ebola outbreak - so far limited to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda - is due to ...

May 18, 2026 9:02 PM

Government Closely Monitoring Ebola Situation in Central Africa; Public Health Measures Being Strengthened

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) is closely monitoring the recent outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, following the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO). Senior officials of the Ministry, including officials from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDS...

May 18, 2026 9:51 AM

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

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization, after 80 deaths were attributed to the disease. The WHO said the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, did not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency but there was a high risk the disease could spread further to countries sharing land borders with the DRC. On Sunday, the U.N. health agency said in a statement that 80 susp...