Kenyan patient suspected of Ebola infection tests negative
Preliminary lab results ease fears of a second case in Kenya, after the country reported its first-ever case this week.
![People walk past a banner with a photo of Marie-Celestin Karondwa, a local official who was beaten to death after publicly defending the government's response to Ebola, in Butembo, Congo, Wednesday, September 30, 2026 [Sebastien Kitsa Musayi/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AP26273785327523-1790821395.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Relatives cry during the burial ceremony of Abineno Justine, a 38 year old woman who died of the Ebola virus, in Bunia, Congo, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. [AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/image-1790420083.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)
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DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones, WHO says
Health workers struggle as new Ebola cases are found in border regions of South Ubangi and Haut-Uele.
![A worker in protective gear handles sanitary basins at an Ebola treatment centre run by Médecins Sans Frontières in Butembo, eastern DRC [Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/reuters_6ab6e4f3-1790371059.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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DR Congo begins Ebola vaccination trials for frontline health workers
DR Congo is rolling out vaccine trials for health workers at the centre of the country’s Ebola crisis.
Published On 20 Sep 2026
DR Congo rolls out Ebola vaccine for health workers as death toll rises
50,000 frontline staff to receive a jab for a different Ebola strain, with 20,000 enrolled in a one-year clinical trial.
Ebola fight in DRC ‘far from over,’ warns WHO chief
The DRC faces a growing Ebola threat as cases soar in North Kivu, despite progress in other regions, says Tedros
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Ebola spreads to seventh DRC province as gov’t insists cases are declining
Ebola has reached a seventh DR Congo province after an infected man travelled through Rwanda and Uganda.
Published On 12 Sep 2026
DR Congo’s worst Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases
DRC detected the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo virus in mid-May; nearly 3,400 people have since died.
![A drone view of workers at the Ceca-20 cemetery, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in Mungwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo [File: Gradel Muyisa Mumbere TPX/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/reuters_6a9838da-1788360922.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Ebola case detected in seventh DR Congo province
Case found in northwestern province of South-Ubangi bordering the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville.
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Children return to school in DR Congo amid growing concerns over Ebola
Children return to school in DR Congo amid growing concerns over Ebola
Published On 2 Sep 2026
WHO chief warns Ebola response must ramp up to stem DRC outbreak
Number of people killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo from disease exceeds 3,000 amid response funding gap.
DRC: Ebola fears grow as children return to school
Parents fear school could fuel Ebola spread as authorities shift high-risk pupils to home learning.
![Pupils attend classes in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as the country begins a new school year amid an Ebola outbreak [Prosper Heri/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Pupils-in-Goma-1-1788194570.png?resize=270%2C175&quality=80)
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