05-25
2026
Africa CDC warns 10 African countries at high risk of Ebola outbreak
ADDIS ABABA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that 10 African countries are at high risk of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, amid growing concern over regional spread.
05-25
2026
3 new Ebola cases confirmed in Uganda
KAMPALA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Three new cases of Ebola Virus Disease have been confirmed in Uganda, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to five in the country, said Uganda's Ministry of Health on Saturday.
05-25
2026
Ebola risk upgraded to "very high" in DR Congo: WHO chief
GENEVA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The public health risk from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been upgraded from high to very high, the World Health Organization(WHO) said on Friday.
05-21
2026
DR Congo races to contain Ebola as death toll hits 136
The DRC is racing to contain its latest Ebola outbreak, after it was declared on May 15 in the eastern province of Ituri. DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba said on Tuesday that 543 suspected cases were recorded, including 32 laboratory-confirmed cases, while the death toll reached 136.
05-21
2026
WHO says Ebola outbreak not "pandemic emergency"
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the Ebola situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda is a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), but is not a pandemic emergency.
05-18
2026
Africa's Ebola outbreak public health emergency of int'l concern: WHO
GENEVA -- The Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, falling short of a "pandemic emergency," the WHO said on its official website on Sunday.
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