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Displaced people watch a health worker in full personal protective equipment (PPE) preparing to disinfect the area during the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on 18 June 2026, one month after the outbreak was declared. Photo: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File

WHO says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over, as cases rise in Congo

The outbreak ​there is the second-deadliest in history, and outpacing containment efforts

DR Congo says Ebola outbreak. Photo: Collected

DR Congo says Ebola outbreak now its deadliest ever

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, 29 April, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

WHOs Tedros visits DR Congo as Ebola outbreak accelerates

Medical teams race to contain Ebola's relentless spread across eastern Congo. Photo: UNB

Congo Ebola death toll nears 1,000 as outbreak spreads rapidly

Congolese pastor Vital Ngelesa Lomami preaches and sensitizes the population against the spread of Ebola, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, along a street in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 22, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6b: UN

Health workers dress up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Center, one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Ebola cases in Eastern Congo surpass 1,000 as death toll reaches 254

A drone view of displaced people from the Kigonze camp attending the burial of Ebola victims at Nyamurongo Cemetery, one month after an outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026. Photo: Reuters

At least 30 deaths at Congo camp show Ebola could be spreading fast

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - DR Congo Training - Houston Training Centre, Houston, Texas, US - June 12, 2026 DR Congo players during training. Photo: IMAGES via Reuters/Troy Taormina

DR Congo's World Cup journey begins in Houston amid smiles and hope

Health workers dress up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Center, one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Congo says Ebola deaths top 100 as armed groups threaten response

A man is carried from an ambulance as he arrives at Bunia General Referral Hospital following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on 16 May, 2026. Photo: Reuters

How disinformation in Congo is worsening Ebola epidemic

Health workers get dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Center, one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Ebola recoveries bring signs of hope in DRC as suspected cases emerge outside Africa

Congolese pastor Vital Ngelesa Lomami preaches and sensitizes the population against the spread of Ebola, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, along a street in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 22, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Congo province bans funeral wakes to contain Ebola's spread

UNICEF staff and airport workers receive an aircraft carrying medical supplies as authorities and aid agencies intensified efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain at the Bunia National Airport in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 19, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Ebola deaths in eastern Congo rise to 131, WHO voices deep concern