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Congo Ebola outbreak passes 7,200 cases as North Kivu surge delays hopes that epidemic has peaked
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,500 people as transmission improves in some areas but accelerates in North Kivu.
Congo Ebola outbreak accelerates as WHO warns containment efforts are falling behind
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,200 people as containment efforts fall behind. Find out why the epidemic keeps spreading.
DR Congo faces historic Ebola emergency as Bundibugyo outbreak accelerates
DR Congo’s Ebola death toll passes 2,300 as the record Bundibugyo outbreak spreads across six provinces and overwhelms response teams.
Congo Ebola outbreak becomes country’s deadliest ever as deaths rise to 2,325
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has killed 2,325 people and become the country’s deadliest ever, with transmission expanding across six provinces and health authorities racing to contain a virus for which no approved vaccine or specific treatment currently exists.
Congo Ebola outbreak could become deadliest in history as deaths cross 2,000
The Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded 4,449 confirmed Ebola cases and 2,061 deaths as WHO warns the fast-moving Bundibugyo outbreak could surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic, with unidentified transmission chains and community deaths overwhelming containment efforts.
Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 3,200 cases as deaths rise above 1,400
Congo’s Ebola cases have reached 3,200, but the deeper crisis is a rare virus spreading through conflict zones without an approved vaccine.
Sudan cholera outbreak kills at least 114 as war and rain threaten wider emergency
Sudan’s latest cholera outbreak has spread across several states, killing at least 114 people and infecting more than 1,300 as conflict, displacement and the rainy season weaken an already overwhelmed health system.
Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 1,502 cases as death toll rises to 473
Congo’s Ebola cases are rising faster than treatments are arriving. A new clinical trial offers hope, but 473 deaths show the urgency.
Why Europe’s deadly heat wave could expose a deeper climate-readiness crisis
Europe’s deadly heat wave is exposing urgent risks for public health, transport, energy systems, wildfire response and climate adaptation.
Australia expands H5N1 surveillance after first mainland bird flu cases
H5N1 has reached mainland Australia, but no poultry outbreak is confirmed. New testing will show whether two seabirds were isolated cases or an early warning.