The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has declared a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province. It's caused by the most severe strain: Zaire Ebola virus. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci ...

At least 15 people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including four health care workers, died following a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, the central African nation’s 16th major brush with ...

The World Health Organization's regional director for Africa said the ebola outbreak challenged Uganda's health workers in new ways. Uganda has announced the official end to an Ebola outbreak that ...

In this photograph from 2015, an IFRC worker sprays disinfecting chlorine solution on the gloved hands of a fellow worker in Conakry, Guinea. The country was one of the worst-affected in the 2014-2016 ...

"Having to deal with Lassa, and watch their colleagues die from it, health workers followed infection control measures - scared, upset and determined to avoid more deaths," he said. The three West ...

On 1 September 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified by the Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) about suspected Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases in the ...