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DR Congo: MSF celebrates Ebola patient discharges in Ituri province

Dancing and singing erupted at an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo as the last patients were discharged. For the first time since May, the MSF-run facility has no confirmed cases under treatment, although the wider outbreak continues.

30 October 2026

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European health agency sends experts to Nigeria as Ebola cases spread

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) deployed a team of experts to Nigeria this week as Ebola spreads across Africa, with cases reported in Kenya and Nigeria, the European agency announced on Tuesday.

27 October 2026

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Ebola: Uganda restricts travel as Nigerian case evacuated to Europe 

The Ebola outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May, now the fastest-growing and most widespread on record, has caused nearly 10,000 confirmed cases across Africa.

26 October 2026

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African health ministers to hold Ebola crisis talks as outbreak grows

African health ministers will hold crisis talks on Ebola as Nigeria becomes the fourth country to confirm a case. The patient is now in isolation, while her contacts, including her spouse, a Swiss national, are being monitored.

21 October 2026

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Ebola: Kenya confirms eighth case as DRC outbreak reaches new province

Kenya has confirmed an eighth Ebola case, while the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to spread to new areas.

19 October 2026

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Kenya reports second Ebola case but sees no wider spread

Kenya has confirmed its second Ebola case, a close relative of the country’s first victim, as the outbreak in Congo continues to grow.

15 October 2026

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AI in healthcare: from fighting epidemics to family doctors

A situation report in an hour instead of a day: in Africa's fight against Ebola, AI shows how it can bolster healthcare, in Germany too. But experts warn of opaque systems and unresolved risks.

15 October 2026

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How Germany is training medical staff to fight Ebola

With 9,000 infections and 4,000 deaths, Ebola continues to spread in eastern DR Congo. German experts are training local healthcare workers to treat patients safely and contain the virus.

14 October 2026

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo Ebola outbreak killed more than 4,000: official figures

The worst ever Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now killed more than 4,000 people out of more than 8,000 confirmed cases, Congolese officials said on Friday.

2 October 2026

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Mobile ebola laboratory cuts diagnosis times for patients in Congo

A mobile laboratory in Butembo, eastern DRC, is cutting Ebola testing times, with results available within 24 hours and sometimes as quickly as six.

2 October 2026

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EU sends experts to Congo as Ebola outbreak continues

Two European epidemiologists are going to the epicentre of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the meantime, clinical trials of the Ervebo vaccine kick off.

21 September 2026

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Congo rolls out Ebola vaccine as world's fastest outbreak grows

Authorities are deploying a vaccine already proven against a related Ebola strain as trials continue on a new jab designed specifically for Bundibugyo virus.

28 August 2026

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WHO declares Uganda Ebola-free after 42 days with no new cases

Uganda shares an 877-kilometre border with the DRC, which is battling the deadliest Ebola outbreak in its history.

27 August 2026

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Attacks on medics in DRC makes Ebola fight 'harder,' Red Cross says

Driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, for which there are no vaccines or treatments, the outbreak is the biggest in the DRC's history.

24 August 2026

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'growing exponentially,' UN warns

The Ebola outbreak is already the biggest in the country's history and is spreading faster than any outbreak on record.

21 August 2026

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DRC to receive 70,000 doses of Ebola vaccine used in past outbreaks

The International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision, which includes the WHO and other partners, said the doses will be released immediately following a request from DR Congo’s government.

20 August 2026