the Congolese Ministry of Health

Ebola 'spreading unchecked for months' as patient zero traced back to January

Ebola 'spreading unchecked for months' as patient zero traced back to January Health care workers in Africa have just admitted patient zero zero could be traced back to Janurary, months earlier than previously thought, in the eastern DRC village of Rwampara Ebola may have been running rampant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since January, with local officials tracing the latest outbreak of the killer virus back to a patient zero at the turn of the year. But, for some reason, that...

Confirmed Ebola cases nearly double in days as WHO chief visits DR Congo

Confirmed Ebola cases nearly double in days as WHO chief visits DR Congo WHO’s Tedros calls for a community-led fight as a rare Ebola strain spreads rapidly through conflict-hit eastern DRC. The head of the United Nations health agency is visiting the epicentre of a deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), urging local communities to lead the fight against a disease whose confirmed cases have nearly doubled in two days. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World...

Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages

Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages

WHO says Ebola response is 'still behind' as militants attack area

DRC's Ebola outbreak may have started six months ago, WHO chief says Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 9:24am In short: WHO chief says testing is improving in the struggle against Ebola, but contact tracing in DRC was not yet "where it needs to be." Islamic State affiliate militants' attack has hampered efforts to combat the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The WHO chief has asked some countries to lift blanket travel restrictions, which are disrupting supply chains and response.

Ebola outbreak Congo: WHO chief visits epicentre as virus spreads faster than response

Ebola outbreak Congo: WHO chief visits epicentre as virus spreads faster than response The Bundibugyo virus, the strain of Ebola currently circulating, has no approved treatment or vaccine The head of the World Health Organisation arrived in Bunia, eastern Congo, on Saturday — a city at the centre of a rare Ebola outbreak where the virus continues to spread faster than efforts to contain it, despite improved health facilities and fresh aid deliveries. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom...