Ebola

Politicized public health agencies also make it harder to hold officials accountable Published May 30, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) The current Ebola epidemic in the DRC is caused by the Bundibugyo virus for which there are no approved vaccines. (Photo by Michel Lunanga/Getty Images) The ongoing Ebola crisis is escalating quickly, already ranked the third largest

Global body stops short of declaring the outbreak a pandemic emergency Published May 17, 2026  •  Last updated May 18, 2026  •  2 minute read FILE - In this photo provided by Doctors Without Borders, men stand outside an Ebola treatment centre in the remote Bulape Health Zone, Kasaï province, the Democratic Republic of Congo

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A vaccine for the Ebola strain driving the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is likely months away from human trials, and there is no guarantee it would work, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. There are currently no approved vaccines for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus. There are two

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A healthcare worker inoculates a man suspected to have Ebola in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 27 July 2019. JC Wenga/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Health officials have reported 246 suspected Ebola cases and 65 deaths in the Ituri province of northeastern DRC. The Africa CDC has raised serious concerns about rapid transmission

Medical staff are sterilised before entering the isolation unit at a hospital in Bundibugyo, western Uganda, on August 17, 2018, where there was a suspected case of Ebola. On May 16, 2026 an outbreak of Bundibugyo virus was declared a public health emergency of international concern. (Photo by SUMY SADURNI / AFP) (Photo credit should