Uganda Says It’s Ebola Free As Cases In Congo Near Record Numbers
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- NYT World·7h agoEbola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Deadliest Ever, and in Record Time
The disease has killed more than 1,500 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in just over two months, causing deaths faster than officials have ever recorded.
Read at NYT World → - Al Jazeera·8h agoCongo’s Ebola death toll passes 1,500 as it struggles to halt spread
There's still no vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of the virus as the country struggles for control in infected areas.
Read at Al Jazeera → - CBC Health·13h agoCongo says death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500
The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, official data released on Thursday showed, marking a 50 per cent increase in around a week that shows the emergency continuing to outpace response efforts.
Read at CBC Health → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·15h agoCongo’s Ebola Outbreak Turns Deadlier as Death Toll Surpasses 1,500
The outbreak, which was declared on May 15, has been linked to the Bundibugyo virus, for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment.
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - The Hindu Health·16h agoDeath toll tops 1,500 in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, says Congo
The outbreak declared on May 15 is unlike most previous Ebola outbreaks because the Bundibugyo virus responsible for it has no approved vaccines or treatments
Read at The Hindu Health → - The Conversation UK Health·1d agoConflicts can spread infectious diseases while making outbreaks harder to detect
The Ebola outbreak that emerged in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and crossed into neighbouring Uganda may have been killing people for weeks before the alarm was raised. When Médecins Sans Frontières investigated in May 2026, it reported that at least 55 people had…
Read at The Conversation UK Health → - The Hindu World·2d agoEbola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country’s worst outbreak
Data from the Congolese Health Ministry showed that 1,437 patients have died out of the 3,262 cases, is the fastest Ebola outbreak on record, concentrated in the eastern Ituri Province said officials
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