West African laboratory scientists are urging governments to strengthen their capacity to detect disease outbreaks to prevent another major crisis
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading rapidly beyond its epicenter, according to Africa's top health body
While several coffin makers in Bunia said they were providing a public service, the virus has put them at the center of a debate around safe burials.
Over 2,500 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, according to the United Nations.
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has become the largest in the country’s history , with health workers facing violent attacks amid rising social unrest. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Over 2,500 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak, according to the United Nations (UN). DETAIL: The most recent crisis represents the largest Ebola outbreak in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The previous largest outbreak lasted from 2018 to 2020. Roughly 160 health workers have fallen ill with Ebola, and 43 have died. In addition, over 260 attacks on health workers have been reported over the past six months, with eight being killed. The current outbreak is caused by the…Open
‘The epidemic is far from being under control’
Government data showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths. The outbreak has infected and killed more people at a greater speed than any other outbreak in history.
Government data showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths. The outbreak has infected and killed more people at a greater speed than any other outbreak in history.Open
The outbreak declared May 15 Published July 30 , 2026 ITURI, Democratic Republic of Congo — A rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has become the fastest-growing Ebola crisis in the [...]
Safe interment is critical to containing the deadly disease, but in recent days around one Congolese town, that was not always being done.
Frontline Congolese workers who conduct safe burials are key to containing what experts fear could become the worst ever Ebola outbreak. They risk not just infection, but the anger of terrified communities.
An ambulance is readied by technicians wearing biological hazard protective clothes to transport a Guinean patient suspected of having contracted Ebola, in Cascavel, state of Parana, Brazil, in this October 10, 2014 photo. AFP file [...]