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Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Is Killing People Before They Ever Reach a Doctor
UN News, 10 August 2026
More than 1,900 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak - and most of them never made it to a treatment centre. Between 60 and 70 per cent of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Health Officials Concerned Ebola Virus May Be Mutating
UN News, 11 August 2026
Local officials in the DR Congo (DRC) reported on Tuesday that deaths from the Ebola virus disease have surpassed 2,000, with half of that number in the last 20 days. Read more »
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Nigeria: WHO Recommends a Clinical Trial of Ebola Vaccine Against Bundibugyo Virus
Premium Times, 9 August 2026
The recommendation followed preliminary animal study data suggesting that the vaccine may provide some cross-protection against the disease, particularly in reducing deaths. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola in DR Congo - Childhood Deaths Rise - Hopes Raised Over New Vaccine
UN News, 7 August 2026
More than 300 children have died in the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN said on Friday, as health experts urged trials of the only… Read more »
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Africa: Africa CDC and WHO Call for Urgent, Community-Led Action to Contain Ebola in the DR Congo
WHO, 6 August 2026
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for an urgent scale-up of the community-led Ebola response in… Read more »
Ebola Patients in DR Congo Are Dying Before Reaching Care
More than 1,900 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak. Sixty to 70% of deaths occur in communities before patients reach treatment centres.
The WHO said that the concentration of healthcare services in Bunia, Ituri province, is forcing patients to travel long distances and seek care too late. Poor transport systems may also increase transmission. The agency plans to expand treatment facilities closer to communities, add 400 Ebola beds and strengthen public awareness and early referrals.
WHO is also looking to the town of Aru, where no new cases have been reported for two weeks after authorities expanded surveillance and response beyond individual patients to surrounding communities.
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The UN refugee agency has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is worsening. At least 19 internally displaced people were infected, and five died in camps in Ituri province, but no cases were detected among refugees or asylum-seekers.
The provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uele and Tshopo - where Ebola cases have been confirmed - host around 4,4 million internally
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing its largest-ever Ebola outbreak. The virus has spread to 49 health zones across several provinces, with Ituri accounting for the vast majority of infections and deaths.
In response, the United Nations and its partners are opening the country's largest Ebola treatment centre, while
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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said that efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and Uganda have made progress, but warned that rising infections continue to outpace the response.
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A health worker carries a stretcher into an Ebola treatment centre in the DR Congo.
