The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded 4,000 confirmed cases of the Bundibugyo strain since mid-May, with 1,850 deaths reported. Health officials warn the virus may be mutating, as the WHO urges vaccine trials for what is being described as the fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic on record.
The United States has implemented temporary travel restrictions requiring passengers who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan within 21 days to wait before boarding commercial flights to the US, as authorities respond to an ongoing Ebola outbreak. The restrictions come as Congo monitors 200 boat passengers near Kinshasa after a traveler died with Ebola-like symptoms, and the US announces an additional $242 million in aid to combat the outbreak.
Democratic Republic of Congo authorities released 15 prisoners and handed them over to AFC/M23 rebels on August 6-7, marking the first known prisoner transfer under a peace agreement signed last year. The International Committee of the Red Cross facilitated the handover as part of the Doha peace process for eastern DRC.
Congolese health authorities intercepted the Yingfeng 2 river boat on the Congo River near Kinshasa and placed hundreds of passengers under quarantine after a passenger who had disembarked earlier died from suspected Ebola. Screening is underway for all passengers and crew.
The United States announced $242 million in additional funding to combat the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing total US financial commitment to approximately $512 million. The outbreak, described as spreading at an "exceptional pace," is now the second-largest ever recorded.
Maternal mortality rates have doubled in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as pregnant women avoid healthcare facilities due to fear and misinformation about the country's worst-ever Ebola outbreak, which has recorded over 3,600 cases as of late July 2026.
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 1,700 people with 3,802 confirmed cases, making it the fastest-growing outbreak on record. The WHO is accelerating vaccine trials as the crisis overwhelms response efforts.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's current Ebola outbreak has surged to 3,262 confirmed cases with 1,405 deaths in just 10 weeks, nearly matching the 2018-2020 outbreak that was the country's largest ever. The virus has spread across five provinces at record speed, with cases increasing by 1,000 in just 10 days.
The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with confirmed cases approaching 3,000. Health workers are striking over payment issues while medics struggle to contain the outbreak amid militant violence, attacks on clinics, and lack of approved vaccines or treatments.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 999 people in what officials describe as the fastest-growing outbreak on record, with dozens of attacks on health workers hampering response efforts and threatening to increase the death toll.
Seven American aid workers who were fighting the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are now quarantining at an isolation facility in Kenya after US government travel restrictions prevented their return home. According to Samaritan's Purse CEO Franklin Graham, none of the workers are showing symptoms.
An angry crowd, including relatives of a patient who died after being denied a blood transfusion, attacked Nyakunde Hospital in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, forcing Ebola patients and health workers to flee. The attackers threw stones and damaged the facility's perimeter fence in the latest incident hampering efforts to contain the deadly outbreak.
Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ituri province have gone on strike over unpaid wages as the country battles an escalating Ebola outbreak that has now exceeded 2,000 confirmed cases and resulted in 754 deaths.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has expanded to two more northeastern provinces, Haut-Uele and Tshopo, according to the country's public health institute. The outbreak is being described as the fastest-growing in history, with at least one infected patient being treated in Germany.
The Trump administration announced it is preventing American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling directly to the U.S. on commercial flights, requiring them to spend 21 days elsewhere first. The decision follows an Ebola outbreak that has caused at least 1,830 confirmed cases and 648 deaths in Congo, including one confirmed case involving a U.S. citizen working for a humanitarian organization.
Four out of five new Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo have no known link to existing patients, according to WHO officials, while Africa's top public health agency describes it as the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record with response efforts unable to keep pace.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has claimed 600 lives, with new suspected cases now reported in the provinces of Tshopo and Haut-Uele, indicating the disease is spreading beyond its epicenter in Ituri province.
Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have gone on strike to protest delayed payments, threatening containment efforts as the Ebola outbreak reaches 1,708 cases with nearly 600 deaths. The World Health Organization says the outbreak is outpacing containment measures.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's 17th Ebola epidemic has now claimed at least 506 lives out of 1,561 confirmed cases, according to health officials. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, for which no vaccine or approved treatment currently exists, and frontline health workers are threatening to strike.
The United Nations has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has infected 1,307 people and killed 377 since May, could cost Africa up to $3.6 billion and result in massive job losses across the continent.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned public demonstrations and mass gatherings in Kinshasa and other areas far from the country's Ebola outbreak, prompting opposition and civil society groups to protest that the measure is being used to limit political dissent rather than contain the disease.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing the world's largest recorded Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, with 1,274 confirmed cases including 360 deaths and 96 healthcare workers infected. The outbreak has now spread across 35 health zones in Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces, with cases also reported in Uganda.
An Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached 1,203 confirmed cases with 321 deaths, and has spread to Uganda. Researchers warn of a nearly 70% probability of cross-border transmission to South Sudan within 12 weeks, while aid organizations attribute the outbreak's severity to decades of infrastructure and development failures in the region.
The United States has supplied doses of an experimental antibody drug from Mapp Biopharmaceutical to support clinical trials addressing the expanding Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a Health Department spokesperson.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's current Ebola outbreak has reached 1,048 confirmed cases and 267 deaths in its first month, marking the largest number of cases within the initial month of any Ebola outbreak on record. WHO officials attribute the rapid spread to the virus reaching urban areas quickly.
The head of Africa's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could become the worst in history, with 837 confirmed cases including 196 deaths and tens of thousands of contacts of infected individuals remaining untraced.
One month after confirmation, the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has reached 837 confirmed cases and 196 deaths, with health officials warning it could become the worst in history. The true scale remains uncertain due to data gaps and community resistance hampering response efforts.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported 101 confirmed Ebola deaths out of approximately 550 cases less than a month after declaring an outbreak in the eastern region. Armed groups, attacks on health workers, and local skepticism continue to severely challenge containment efforts.
The United States has supplied experimental antibody drugs for clinical trials in Democratic Republic of Congo as the Ebola outbreak exceeds 1,000 confirmed cases. Meanwhile, Kenya's health minister ordered a halt to construction of a US-run Ebola quarantine facility following court orders and public opposition.
World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo to support efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus. The WHO reports the outbreak has a death rate between 30% and 50%, though officials say it can be stopped.
The World Health Organization chief called for a ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to contain the Ebola outbreak, stating that ongoing fighting is driving more cases. Multiple countries have tightened travel rules in response to the rising risk.
Ugandan authorities ordered closure of the border with Democratic Republic of Congo amid a worsening Ebola outbreak, as WHO chief warned the conflict in eastern DRC is creating a 'catastrophic collision' of disease and war that hampers containment efforts.
Cases of Ebola are rising in the Democratic Republic of Congo as health workers face challenges from ongoing armed conflict in the region and distrust among local communities. Red Cross workers have been conducting burials of Ebola victims in Rwampara as the outbreak continues.
The World Health Organization reports that an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading rapidly, with almost 750 suspected cases. The WHO has elevated the national risk assessment to 'very high.'
Multiple attacks on health facilities treating Ebola patients in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over a weekend period resulted in more than two dozen patients fleeing, including at least one death, as angry residents set fire to treatment centers. The World Health Organization warned that the violence is severely impeding efforts to contain the deadly outbreak.
Despite over a decade of Ebola preparation following previous outbreaks, Congo and Uganda are confronting a Bundibugyo outbreak, raising questions about the effectiveness of existing disease response protocols. The story references Craig Spencer, the emergency physician who survived Ebola in 2014 as New York City's first case.
The World Health Organization defended its response to the Congo Ebola outbreak after Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the agency as being 'a little late,' with WHO noting that national authorities are responsible for initial outbreak detection.
The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a global health emergency, just one day after the outbreak was announced. Hospitals in the country, including in Bunia, have been treating patients as cases were confirmed.
Joint military operations by Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo freed approximately 200 civilian captives held by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an ISIL-affiliated group operating in eastern DRC. The youngest rescued was a 14-year-old girl.
