What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola

An Ebola outbreak in Congo has surpassed 5,000 confirmed cases, making it one of the largest outbreaks of the deadly disease ...
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Congo's Largest Ebola Outbreak Tops 5,000 Cases as Death Toll Exceeds 2,300

Learn why a rare type of Ebola is spreading so quickly in Congo and what makes the outbreak difficult to contain.
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The LancetOpinion

Redefining the end of Uganda's Ebola virus crisis

The declaration on July 28, 2026, that the Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Uganda had ended marks a crucial milestone in outbreak control.1 WHO considers an Ebola outbreak resolved 42 consecutive days ...
STATOpinion

We prepared for Ebola — but not this Ebola

Preparedness cannot mean optimizing every investment for yesterday's epidemic,” write Krutika Kuppalli and Placide Mbala.
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Ebola outbreak caused by new ‘animal transmission’: What that means

More than 2,000 people have died after contracting the latest strain of the Ebola virus.

Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers’ efforts to contain Ebola

Isaac Batisa is only a child but he spends his days digging for gold at a mining site in eastern Congo, hoping to earn enough ...
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Ebola: Motorbike riders carrying the sick may hold key to response boost

18 August 2026 Health From the frontlines of the deadliest-ever Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN World Health Organization (WHO) shared details on Tuesday of a massive ...
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As Ebola kills thousands in DRC, a perfect storm is making the virus hard to stop

New species and regional instability are factors – but decisions made in the US and Britain are also costing lives, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh ...