Congo Ebola Outbreak ‘Far From Being Under Control’: WHO Chief
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WHO raises alarm as Bundibugyo virus outbreak nears 5,000 cases
… 2,300 dead as epidemic spreads across 55 health zones in DRC … Says outbreak moving at “unprecedented speed” .. Two new vaccines enter human trials as response races against time By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday warned that the deadly Bundibugyo virus disease epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo […]
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is "far from being controlled", warned Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), at the second meeting of the Emergency Committee convened since the outbreak was declared last May. At the heart of his speech: the speed of spread of the virus and the need to improve the response.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is "far from being under control," the WHO has warned, cautioning of a "high" risk of international spread. "The outbreak has spread rapidly and the risk of further national and international spread remains high," the organization stated. Our guest, Dr. Dieudonné Mwamba Kazadi, Director General of the National Institute of Public Health, answers questions from the Journal de l'Afrique.
(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = The number of confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded 5,000, about three months after the country declared an Ebola outbreak.
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