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DR Congo Ebola death toll surpasses 2,000
DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly, with the death toll surpassing 2,000.
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![A volunteer uses a megaphone to make announcements while intercepting a passenger boat, after, according to officials, a passenger who had disembarked earlier died after developing symptoms consistent with Ebola, in a place given as Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in this handout image released on August 5, 2026. [International Organization For Migration/Handout]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-1786049444.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Ebola outbreak accelerates as healthcare workers strike over pay
Ebola outbreak accelerates as healthcare workers strike over pay
Published On 6 Aug 2026
DR Congo Ebola outbreak kills more than 1,700 as WHO accelerates trials
The outbreak is concentrated in the province of Ituri, which accounts for nearly 90 percent of reported cases.
How Virunga Park protects people and gorillas from Ebola in eastern DRC
Health checkpoints and surveillance aim to contain the outbreak and protect endangered mountain gorillas.
DR Congo Ebola epidemic becomes world’s second largest outbreak
Officials declare the outbreak the fastest spreading ever, warning the world to ‘pay much more attention’.
DR Congo’s Ebola death toll passes 1,500 as it struggles to halt spread
There’s still no vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of the virus as the country struggles for control in infected areas.
Uganda declares end to Ebola outbreak
Health minister urges people in the country ‘to remain alert’ and continue observing public health measures.
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Ebola response workers strike in DR Congo as death toll spikes
Healthcare workers at an Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, have gone on strike.
Published On 28 Jul 2026
Ebola infections in DR Congo surge to 3,200, with 1,405 deaths
Cases have surged by 1,000 in just 10 days as outbreak continues to spread across five provinces.
Ebola deaths in DRC surge past 1,300 as virus ‘spreading like a wildfire’
Outbreak is spreading at the fastest rate ever recorded as confirmed cases in DRC surpass 3,000.
‘There’s no salary’: DRC health workers tell of hardship as Ebola spreads
Health workers in the DRC battle a range of obstacles, from infection risk to angry mob attacks.
