Ebola outbreak

Ebola outbreak

Thermometers are pictured at the entrance of an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Eastern Congolese town of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

The Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus: What do we know?

Most of the cases have occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 100 suspected deaths and nearly 400 suspected infections

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/Victoire Mukenge

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

A health worker prepares to administer a a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola, during a trial, at Mulago Referral Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Photo: AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda via UNB

Uganda starts Ebola vaccine trial after outbreak kills nurse

An aerial view shows the busy Namirembe road in the Central Business Centre after the health ministry announced an outbreak of Ebola virus in Uganda's capital, Kampala, 30 January 2025. Photo: Reuters

Uganda confirms outbreak of Ebola in capital Kampala, 1 dead

FILE PHOTO: A Ugandan health worker prepares to administer the ebola vaccine to a man in Kirembo village, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kasese district, Uganda, June 16, 2019. REUTERS/James Akena/

US sends experimental antibody, antiviral drug to Uganda for Ebola outbreak

Uganda locks down two districts over Ebola outbreak

Uganda locks down two districts over Ebola outbreak

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Ebola outbreak in Congo, 2 dead so far

Thermometers are pictured at the entrance of an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Eastern Congolese town of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

New Ebola case confirmed in northwestern Congo, lab report says

A Congolese health worker administers ebola vaccine to a child at the Himbi Health Centre in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 17, 2019/ Reuters

Ebola outbreaks in Guinea, DRC stoke new fears in Africa

Filamentous Ebola virus particles (coloured blue) budding from a chronically-infected VERO E6 cell (coloured yellow). File Photo: Alamy

Congo announces end to its 11th deadly Ebola outbreak

A Congolese health worker administers ebola vaccine to a child at the Himbi Health Centre in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 17, 2019/ Reuters

Congo hit by a second, simultaneous Ebola outbreak

A health worker fills a syringe with Ebola vaccine before injecting it to a patient, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, August 5, 2019/Reuters

Ebola death toll in east Congo outbreak climbs above 2,000