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The Democratic Republic of Congo national football team canceled a three-day training camp and public farewell in Kinshasa due to an Ebola outbreak in the east. Friendlies against Denmark and Chile remain as scheduled. The team will not be affected by U.S. entry restrictions, allowing them to compete in the World Cup.
The World Health Organization reports suspected Ebola cases in the DRC and Uganda have reached 600, with 139 suspected deaths. WHO Director-General Tedros says the risk is high regionally but low globally. Officials suspect a superspreader event may have occurred at a funeral or health facility.
Ebola has resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the 17th outbreak in five decades and claiming lives amid a fragile health system. The disease has exposed chronic weaknesses in healthcare access, sanitation, and conflict-driven instability. Health experts and grieving families call for structural reforms and sustained vigilance.
An American doctor infected with Ebola in the DRC has been evacuated to Germany, along with his family. The WHO warns the outbreak's scale and speed are increasing, with over 600 suspected cases and 139 deaths recorded.
An American missionary infected with Ebola in the DRC is being transferred to Germany for treatment, the CDC confirmed. The death toll from the outbreak has reached 134, with over 500 suspected cases, as WHO warns of the outbreak's scale and speed.
Despite an entry ban over Ebola concerns, the US says it will allow the DR Congo national soccer team to enter for the World Cup. The team may have avoided exposure by training in Europe. Fans from the affected region will not receive the same exemption.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the WHO for being 'a little slow' in identifying the deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda. The U.S., which recently withdrew from the WHO, pledged $13 million in aid, while experts warn that cuts to U.S. public health programs leave the country vulnerable.
A new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain is testing lessons from DRC's past epidemics, with no vaccine available and risks of silent transmission despite a rapid WHO emergency declaration. The 2018–2020 outbreak in the same region was marked by conflict, mistrust and attacks on health workers, and experts warn similar factors are complicating the current response.
The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to an estimated 131 among 513 suspected cases, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba said Tuesday. The World Health Organization will hold an emergency committee meeting to discuss vaccine options for the Bundibugyo virus strain, which has no approved treatments. The outbreak has begun spreading into Uganda, prompting a global health emergency declaration.
