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Ebola

Urgent support needed to prevent Ebola spreading in Congo, says Red Cross federation

FILE PHOTO: Thermometers are pictured at the entrance of an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Thermometers are pictured at the entrance of an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/ File Photo

Over 30 people have died from Ebola in Congo, says World Health Organization

FILE PHOTO: A health worker puts on Ebola protection gear before entering the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at the ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) Ebola treatment centre in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 31, 2019. Picture taken March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A health worker puts on Ebola protection gear before entering the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at the ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) Ebola treatment centre in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 31, 2019. Picture taken March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo

Congo's Ebola-hit towns under confinement as cases tick up

FILE PHOTO: Thermometers are pictured at the entrance of an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Eastern Congolese town of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Thermometers are pictured at the entrance of an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Eastern Congolese town of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

Congo Ebola outbreak tests global response after US aid pullback

Health services in Congo have been under strain in 2025 as war and the US government’s decision to cut funding hampered efforts to contain mpox, cholera and measles.
Health services in Congo have been under strain in 2025 as war and the US government’s decision to cut funding hampered efforts to contain mpox, cholera and measles.

Congo declares new Ebola outbreak three years after last

FILE PHOTO: A health worker puts on Ebola protection gear before entering the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at the ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) Ebola treatment centre in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 31, 2019. Picture taken March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A health worker puts on Ebola protection gear before entering the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at the ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) Ebola treatment centre in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 31, 2019. Picture taken March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo

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