Ebola

Ebola

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

Health workers race to contain Congo's fast-spreading Ebola outbreak

There have been 105 suspected Ebola deaths and 393 suspected Ebola cases across nine health zones in Ituri province, with eight cases confirmed by laboratory testing, the Congo Health Cluster said...

FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization (WHO) logo is pictured at the entrance of its headquarters in Geneva, January 25, 2015. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo

WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises

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, May 16, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: REUTERS/Victoire Mukenge

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

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

Congo confirms new Ebola outbreak, 80 deaths

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

The company logo for Johnson & Johnson is displayed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the company's listing at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

J&J and Merck Ebola vaccines produce lasting antibodies in children and adults -studies

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/

Ebola vaccine candidates arrive in Uganda for trials

A person dressed in Ebola protective apparel is seen inside an Ebola care facility at the Bwera general hospital near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Bwera, Uganda, June 14, 2019. REUTERS/James Akena?/File Photo

Uganda shortens school term by two weeks to curb Ebola

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

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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

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

Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak that killed six

FILE PHOTO: A member of the French Red Cross disinfects the area around a motionless person suspected of carrying the Ebola virus as a crowd gathers in Forecariah, Guinea, January 30, 2015. REUTERS/Misha Hussain/File Photo

Guinea detects Ebola case, resetting count to end of outbreak