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WHO chief visits Congo to support Ebola efforts as some workers strike over pay

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo as the Ebola outbreak spreads at an alarming rate

The Independent UK

WHO chief arrives in Congo to help tackle deadly Ebola outbreak as confirmed cases soar

There have been nearly 4,000 confirmed cases since the outbreak was declared in mid-May

The Independent UK

Up to 20 years in jail for cocoa land repurposing in Ghana

In tonight's edition: Ghana's parliament cracks down on the sale or repurposing of land used to grow the country's most important crop, cocoa. Also, DR Congo is set to open its largest ever Ebola treatment facility. Plus a deeply moving Rwandan movie ramps up action across the country's cinema scene.

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WHO calls for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak

Despite being declared less than three months ago, the outbreak has already become the largest ever recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Euronews

Africa CDC Moves to Test Merck's Licensed Ebola Vaccine Against Bundibugyo as Congo Outbreak Becomes Country's Largest

Africa CDC plans to ask WHO advisers to allow testing of Ervebo against Bundibugyo Ebola. No trial is approved, and no protection is proven.

Medical Daily

The First Vaccine Built for This Ebola Strain Has Entered Human Testing as the DRC Outbreak Becomes the Country's Largest

Oxford launched the first Phase 1 trial of a Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine. Licensed Ebola vaccines target a different species and do not cover this strain.

Medical Daily

Deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo kills over 1,700

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Ebola outbreak kills over 1700 in eastern Congo as virus spreads at record speed

There is uncertainty over when the Ebola outbreak might peak after already killing thousands in eastern Congo

The Independent UK

WHO Says the Congo Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Largest Ever Recorded in the Country as Confirmed Deaths Near 1,600

WHO says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC is the country's largest ever, with 3,605 confirmed cases and 1,587 deaths as of July 30.

Medical Daily

More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola

Some pregnant women in eastern Congo are avoiding hospitals over fears of a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak, and more of them are dying around childbirth

The Independent UK

Ebola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virus

As the death toll rises to almost 1,500, and with a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain potentially still months away, health workers face a battle to slow the outbreak

The Guardian - UK

Bulletin world briefing: Nato vows to defend its territory after Russian missile explodes in Poland

Nato pledges to defend its territory after Russian missile explodes in Poland First human volunteer vaccinated against Bundibugyo strain of Ebola Egypt confirms drone attack caused fire on gas tankers near Suez Canal Tourists run out of food and water as cruise ship stranded on Danube How Prague Zoo is…

The Independent UK

First human volunteer vaccinated against Bundibugyo strain of Ebola

The University of Oxford 's Oxford Vaccine Group has vaccinated the first volunteer in the world's inaugural clinical trial for a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola . This marks the first human administration of the ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine, which was developed by Oxford scientists using the same technology…

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Merck-Backed Lab Gets $8.5 Million to Fast-Track a Vaccine for a Rapidly Spreading Ebola Outbreak

Hilleman Laboratories, a Singapore-based joint venture of Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) MSD division and Wellcome, said Thursday it will develop and manufacture clinical trial doses of an investigational Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine with up to $8.5 million in funding from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).

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Death toll tops 1,500 in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, Congo says

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed over 1,500 people in eastern Congo

The Independent UK

Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is worsening the region's food insecurity, according to the World Food Program's acting Executive Director Carl Skau who described the situation as a “crisis on top of a crisis.”

The Conversation

Conflicts can spread infectious diseases while making outbreaks harder to detect

The Ebola outbreak that emerged in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and crossed into neighbouring Uganda may have been killing people for weeks before the alarm was raised. When Médecins Sans Frontières investigated in May 2026, it reported that at least 55 people had died since the beginning of…

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Uganda health minister declares end to latest Ebola outbreak

Uganda's health minister on Tuesday declared the country Ebola-free, following the latest outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic disease which infected 20 people and killed two in the country.

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Stockpiled Ebola Vaccines Produced an Antibody Response Against the Strain Driving the Congo Outbreak

New NEJM data show licensed Zaire Ebola vaccines produce some antibody response against Bundibugyo, the strain behind the record Congo outbreak.

The Independent UK

Uganda declares itself free of Ebola as Congo continues to struggle with it

Ugandan authorities have declared the country free of Ebola after the last patient was discharged in mid-June

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Ebola death toll nearly surpasses DR Congo’s worst outbreak numbers in just 10 weeks

In a contrasting development, neighbouring Uganda declared its Ebola outbreak officially over on Tuesday

Medical Daily

CDC Has Told Health Departments Exactly How to Handle Travelers Arriving From the Ebola Outbreak Zone

CDC interim guidance tells health departments how to assess travelers arriving from Ebola-affected countries. What the 21-day window involves.

The Independent UK

Uganda declares itself Ebola free as deaths surge past 1,400 in DR Congo

Uganda has not recorded a new Ebola case since June, but confirmed infections in the DRC have risen to over 3,200 and at least 1,405 deaths, having only passed 1,000 in recent days

The Independent UK

Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country's worst outbreak

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has surpassed 3,200 cases

Radio France Internationale

Ebola surges past 3,200 cases in DRC as Oxford begins first vaccine trial

The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to 1,405, with confirmed cases now at 3,200, government data showed Sunday, as researchers race to develop a vaccine.

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