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“It is the 17th outbreak of Ebola in the DRC since the highly contagious disease was first identified and named in 1976.”

“Despite “encouraging signs” in the fight against the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), efforts to wipe out the virus in the east of the country are “far from over”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).”

“More than 4,000 people have died from Ebola in DR Congo this year, in what is the second most deadly known outbreak to date.”

“The ongoing outbreak in the DRC has killed at least 4,148 people out of 8,300 reported cases.”

“After the DRC declared an Ebola outbreak in May, Uganda also reported cases and deaths from Ebola.”

“Suspected Ebola case at Montreal hospital turns out to be a false alarm - Video Ebola outbreak now deadliest in Congo’s history "The human cost of this crisis is unprecedented in the DRC, with communities facing the largest Ebola disease outbreak ever…”

“"The human cost of this crisis is unprecedented in the DRC, with communities facing the largest Ebola disease outbreak ever recorded in the country,"”

“The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded over 8,000 cases of Ebola, including almost 4,000 deaths, amid the worst outbreak in the country’s history, according to government data.”

“Mourners have gathered in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to bury a local politician who his party said was beaten to death after he defended the government’s Ebola response on the radio.”

“Butembo has become a hotspot in the ongoing deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC.”

“First identified in 1976 in what is now the DRC, Ebola is a highly contagious and often fatal viral disease that affects humans and non-human primates.”

“Health workers in parts of the DR Congo, badly hit by a deadly Ebola outbreak, launched a test vaccination programme on Saturday (September 20, 2026) to see if jabs designed for a different strain of the virus could prove effective in this case.”

“Health workers in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have begun to receive a vaccine that many hope will provide a level of protection against the Ebola virus.”

“The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to a sixth province, officials have said, a day after the head of the World Health Organization said the outbreak was on track to surpass the deadliest in history, which killed at least…”

“The latest numbers of confirmed cases of Ebola in the DRC have made this outbreak – the 17th in the country’s history – the fastest-growing in the known history of the virus.”

“Kenyais rushing to contain Ebola linked to the deadliest outbreak on record in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) .”

“Kenya has reported a second Ebola infection, about a week after confirming its first-ever case of the disease when a citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) travelled to Kenya and died two days later at a Nairobi hospital.”

“Confirmed Ebola cases have surpassed 9,000 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) outbreak, according to Health Ministry data, as efforts to stifle transmission falter.”

“Ongoing Ebola outbreak The deadly strain of the Ebola virus has spread widely, starting in the DRC earlier this year.”

““The human cost of this crisis is unprecedented in the DRC, with communities facing the largest Ebola disease outbreak ever recorded in the country,””

“A vessel carrying fish traders has capsized in Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing at least 12 people with dozens still missing, authorities said.”

“But the DRC is a behemoth of a country; the conflict zones and current Ebola outbreak are closer to East Africa’s tourism hotspots than they are to the province through which we’re travelling.”

“More than 7,000 cases recorded across DRC This Ebola outbreak has now become the largest on record in the history of the DRC.”

“North Kivu was the epicentre of three previous Ebola outbreaks, including one in 2018-2020, which until this year was the DRC’s largest and deadliest.”

“Watching the most aggressive-ever outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever devastate the DRC half a century later, unleashed by the rare Bundibugyo strain, the now-renowned virologist has turned his mind to the “holy grail” of prevention: treatments that work…”

“To date, 6,778 cases of Ebola and 3269 deaths have been documented in the current outbreak, according to the World Health Organization.”

“The DRC was promised $75m towards UN operations there, in return for accepting 2,000 migrants.”

“Already embroiled in a long-running conflict in the east and a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak, the Democratic Republic of Congo risks plunging into further turmoil.”

“Even before this Ebola outbreak, the DRC already had one of the highest rates of maternal mortality globally, with ongoing conflict, mass displacement, weak health infrastructure and financial barriers severely limiting access to safe obstetric care.”