KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Limited access and required funding are the key challenges facing health officials trying to respond to the latest Ebola outbreak in southern Congo, the World Health Organization said on Friday. It is the first Ebola outbreak in 18 years in Kasai province, a remote part of Congo with poor road networks, which is more than 1,000 …
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As Ebola outbreak kills 16 people in Congo, WHO official says Trump’s aid cuts “will definitely have an impact”
Johannesburg — The Minister of Health for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Samuel Roger Kamba, confirmed last week an outbreak of the highly infectious Zaire strain of Ebola virus disease in the country’s Central Kasai Province. He said 16 deaths and 28 suspected cases had been confirmed, including four suspected infections among health care workers. World Health Organization regional director for …
Read More »15 dead after new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo – The Washington Post
15 dead after new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo The Washington Post New Ebola outbreak in DR Congo suspected of causing 15 deaths CNN Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai Province WHO | Regional Office for Africa DR Congo announces new Ebola outbreak Al Jazeera New Ebola Outbreak Confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo Africa …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link AP — A new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is suspected of causing 15 deaths among 28 people with symptoms, the health ministry in the central African country said Thursday. It’s the 16th outbreak of Ebola in Congo, and Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said the fatality rate, estimated at 53.6%, showed the gravity …
Read More »The 16th Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Bulape Health Zone, Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A new spillover event from an unknown reservoir host – Ebolavirus
Background The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently facing concurrent outbreaks including mpox, cholera and malaria (1-4). The Ministry of Public Health, DRC has declared the 16th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak on 04 September 2025 after PCR confirmation of Ebola virus (EBOV), formely Zaïre ebolavirus, in patient’s specimens from Bulape Heath Zone, in Kasai Province. The re-emergence …
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Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Kasai Province of Congo The New York Times Congo declares new Ebola outbreak three years after last Reuters Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai Province WHO | Regional Office for Africa DR Congo announces new Ebola outbreak Al Jazeera Ebola outbreak kills 15 in DR Congo BBC Source link
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At least 15 people have died in a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s health ministry has said. The presence of the virus had been confirmed in a 34-year-old pregnant woman who was admitted to hospital last month after showing symptoms that included a high fever and repeated vomiting, the ministry added. …
Read More »Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai Province | WHO
Kinshasa – Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Kasai Province where 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health workers, have been reported as of 4 September 2025. The outbreak has affected Bulape and Mweka health zones in Kasai Province where health officials have been carrying out …
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