Ebola death toll soars to 100 less than a month after outbreak declared ^16.4%

The Independent - By Anna Loren - 6/9/2026, 9:55 AM

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More than 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo. Efforts to contain the outbreak, declared on 15 May, are being severely hampered by attacks on health workers, local scepticism, and armed conflict in some hotspots. The latest report, issued on Monday,... more

Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare Ebola type are surging ^17.1%

AP News - By RODNEY MUHUMUZA - 5/27/2026, 1:53 PM

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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda on Wednesday ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging, and as cases have been confirmed at home after Ugandan health workers were exposed to the disease from Congolese patients. The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health... more

Examining past Ebola outbreaks and efforts to stop current outbreak ^67.3%

CBS News - 5/26/2026, 11:47 PM

The World Health Organization warned Monday the spread of the Ebola outbreak is quote outpacing efforts to contain it. There have been more than 200 suspected deaths and 900 cases so far in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have stressed the overall risk to the... more