Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Ebola

WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay

The world's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than containment efforts. Health workers are striking over unpaid wages, worsening access to care in remote areas. New cases are doubling in some hot spots, overwhelming response capabilities. The United States has pledged an additional $242 million for immediate response efforts. Contact…

The Economic Times

WHO chief urges stronger Ebola response in DR Congo visit

KINSHASA - The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday urged authorities to step up the Ebola response and better protect frontline health workers, during a visit to the DR Congo where a deadly outbreak is spreading fast.

Bangkok Post

Over 1,700 dead from world’s fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak as WHO offers dire warning

As of Monday, the outbreak has led to 3,874 confirmed cases and 1,751 deaths, according to the latest data from Congo’s Ministry of Health

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Why Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than previous epidemics

The Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading rapidly. Delayed detection and military conflict hinder containment efforts significantly. A lack of specific vaccines and treatments complicates the situation further. Surveillance teams struggle to keep pace with the rising number of infections. Population movement and mistrust also present major…

The Economic Times

Moderna starts human trials for Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine as Congo's outbreak continues

Moderna has vaccinated the first participants in a trial for a Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine, as the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to battle its fastest-growing outbreak on record.

Euronews

Congo Ebola Outbreak Passes Kivu Epidemic to Become the Largest Ever Recorded Outside West Africa

WHO data show 3,605 confirmed Bundibugyo Ebola cases in DR Congo, surpassing the 2018 Kivu epidemic. Deaths now exceed 1,600, with no licensed vaccine.

Medical Daily

WHO chief visits Congo to support Ebola efforts as some workers strike over pay

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo as the Ebola outbreak spreads at an alarming rate

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

WHO chief arrives in Congo to help tackle deadly Ebola outbreak as confirmed cases soar

There have been nearly 4,000 confirmed cases since the outbreak was declared in mid-May

The Independent UK

Up to 20 years in jail for cocoa land repurposing in Ghana

In tonight's edition: Ghana's parliament cracks down on the sale or repurposing of land used to grow the country's most important crop, cocoa. Also, DR Congo is set to open its largest ever Ebola treatment facility. Plus a deeply moving Rwandan movie ramps up action across the country's cinema scene.

France 24

WHO calls for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak

Despite being declared less than three months ago, the outbreak has already become the largest ever recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Euronews

Africa CDC Moves to Test Merck's Licensed Ebola Vaccine Against Bundibugyo as Congo Outbreak Becomes Country's Largest

Africa CDC plans to ask WHO advisers to allow testing of Ervebo against Bundibugyo Ebola. No trial is approved, and no protection is proven.

Medical Daily

The First Vaccine Built for This Ebola Strain Has Entered Human Testing as the DRC Outbreak Becomes the Country's Largest

Oxford launched the first Phase 1 trial of a Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine. Licensed Ebola vaccines target a different species and do not cover this strain.

Medical Daily

Deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo kills over 1,700

IN FULL

The Independent UK

Ebola outbreak kills over 1700 in eastern Congo as virus spreads at record speed

There is uncertainty over when the Ebola outbreak might peak after already killing thousands in eastern Congo

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Medical Daily

WHO Says the Congo Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Largest Ever Recorded in the Country as Confirmed Deaths Near 1,600

WHO says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC is the country's largest ever, with 3,605 confirmed cases and 1,587 deaths as of July 30.

The Independent UK

More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola

Some pregnant women in eastern Congo are avoiding hospitals over fears of a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak, and more of them are dying around childbirth

The Guardian - UK

Ebola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virus

As the death toll rises to almost 1,500, and with a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain potentially still months away, health workers face a battle to slow the outbreak

The Independent UK

Bulletin world briefing: Nato vows to defend its territory after Russian missile explodes in Poland

Nato pledges to defend its territory after Russian missile explodes in Poland First human volunteer vaccinated against Bundibugyo strain of Ebola Egypt confirms drone attack caused fire on gas tankers near Suez Canal Tourists run out of food and water as cruise ship stranded on Danube How Prague Zoo is…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

First human volunteer vaccinated against Bundibugyo strain of Ebola

The University of Oxford 's Oxford Vaccine Group has vaccinated the first volunteer in the world's inaugural clinical trial for a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola . This marks the first human administration of the ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine, which was developed by Oxford scientists using the same technology…

Benzinga

Merck-Backed Lab Gets $8.5 Million to Fast-Track a Vaccine for a Rapidly Spreading Ebola Outbreak

Hilleman Laboratories, a Singapore-based joint venture of Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) MSD division and Wellcome, said Thursday it will develop and manufacture clinical trial doses of an investigational Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine with up to $8.5 million in funding from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).

The Independent UK

Death toll tops 1,500 in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, Congo says

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed over 1,500 people in eastern Congo

The Independent UK

Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is worsening the region's food insecurity, according to the World Food Program's acting Executive Director Carl Skau who described the situation as a “crisis on top of a crisis.”

The Conversation

Conflicts can spread infectious diseases while making outbreaks harder to detect

The Ebola outbreak that emerged in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and crossed into neighbouring Uganda may have been killing people for weeks before the alarm was raised. When Médecins Sans Frontières investigated in May 2026, it reported that at least 55 people had died since the beginning of…

Radio France Internationale

Uganda health minister declares end to latest Ebola outbreak

Uganda's health minister on Tuesday declared the country Ebola-free, following the latest outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic disease which infected 20 people and killed two in the country.

Medical Daily

Stockpiled Ebola Vaccines Produced an Antibody Response Against the Strain Driving the Congo Outbreak

New NEJM data show licensed Zaire Ebola vaccines produce some antibody response against Bundibugyo, the strain behind the record Congo outbreak.

1 2 3 4 5

People

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the World Health Organization

the University of Oxford

Médecins Sans Frontières

52 stories

the World Food Program

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Democratic Republic of Congo

541 stories

DR Congo

531 stories

the Democratic Republic of Congo

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.