Today: October 25, 2026
Today: October 25, 2026

Ebola outbreak

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Uganda to impose 21-day quarantine on returning citizens with Congo travel history

Ugandan citizens returning to the country with a history of travel to Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, Health Minister

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Kenya announces 2nd Ebola death, a close relative of the first patient

Kenya’s Health Ministry has announced the country's second Ebola death

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Health officials race to trace source of Nigeria's Ebola infection

Health officials across Africa are racing to determine how Nigeria's first Ebola patient in more than a decade became

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First Ebola patients in Nigeria and Kenya might have crossed paths at Uganda airport

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the first Ebola patients confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria might have crossed paths at an airport in Uganda

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Ebola patient in Nigeria believed to have contracted disease in Uganda, Switzerland says

The Ebola patient in Nigeria, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, is believed to have

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Late detection in Nigeria raises alarm as Ebola spreads across Africa

Nigeria's first Ebola patient in over a decade was not tested for the disease until 13 days after falling ill,

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Nigeria reports Ebola case as outbreak reaches West Africa

Nigeria reported its first Ebola case in more than a decade on Tuesday, becoming the fourth African country and the most populous yet

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Africa CDC calls an Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records its first case

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has invited health ministers to an “extraordinary virtual meeting” as Ebola spreads across the continent

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Kenya confirms new Ebola case, total at nine, health ministry says

Kenya has confirmed a new Ebola case, bringing the total number of infections to nine, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

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Kenya confirms new Ebola case, bringing total infections to 9, health ministry says

Kenya’s Ebola outbreak has risen to nine confirmed cases

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Kenya confirms third Ebola case, a relative of the first patient who died

Kenya’s health ministry confirmed that a third person tested positive for Ebola on Friday while in quarantine as a known contact of the first patient, who died two days after arriving from Congo

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Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to new province bordering Central African Republic

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a new province bordering Central African Republic, two health officials said on Thursday, posing a

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As Ebola spreads in eastern Congo, mothers and children shun vital care

The fear of Ebola is keeping women and children from seeking healthcare in eastern Congo, health

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Kenya prepared for Ebola. It still slipped through — a warning of wider cross-border spread

Kenya prepared for Ebola. It still slipped through — a warning of wider cross-border spread

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Kenya Ebola case exposes gaps in border screenings

By the time Kenya's first Ebola patient was whisked to a hospital by relatives straight after landing at Nairobi

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Ebola creates new hot spots in Congo as responders describe ‘chaotic’ response

The Ebola outbreak in Congo is spreading rapidly to new hot spots where patients have little or no support

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China plans late entry into WHO leadership race, sources say

China plans to put forward a late candidate to lead the World Health Organization, according to four diplomats and a

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How Trump's America First policy hit the Ebola response in Congo

When US doctor Patrick LaRochelle realized in May that he'd been exposed to Ebola in a mining

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Congolese politician is killed for defending Ebola efforts as mistrust complicates response

Mourners have gathered to bury a Congolese politician who was beaten to death after defending the government’s Ebola response

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Congo politician beaten to death after urging Ebola prevention on radio, party says

A senior member of Congo's ruling party was beaten to death after taking part in a radio programme to raise awareness about the Ebola outbreak, a party representative said on

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Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 confirmed cases as disease remains out of control

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has surged past 8,000 as the country struggles with a shortage of health workers

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Congo Ebola contact tracing falls far short as outbreak spreads, Africa CDC chief says

Health authorities battling the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo have identified only about 30,000 people who may have been

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Mpox case confirmed in northeastern Congolese city at center of Ebola outbreak

A laboratory-confirmed case of mpox was identified in the northeastern Congolese city of Bunia, the director of a local hospital and two health officials said, raising

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Moving target: How mistrust is fuelling a deadly Ebola hotspot in east Congo

All 29 beds were full this week at the Kitatumba Ebola treatment centre in Congos North Kivu