DR Congo Ebola toll rises above 4,000 deaths
– The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached 8,376 confirmed cases and 4,042 deaths. National health authorities reported the updated...
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DR Congo Ebola toll reaches 3,901 deaths and 8,067 cases
– The Democratic Republic of the Congo has confirmed 8,067 Ebola cases in its latest outbreak. Health authorities recorded 3,901 deaths through September 26, putting...
Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 6,250 cases in six provinces
The World Health Organization has urged a wider Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as transmission continues across several provinces. Congo had...
DR Congo launches Ebola vaccination campaign in eastern region
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo launched a targeted Ebola vaccination campaign in Kisangani, the capital of Tshopo Province, in an effort...
European Commission adds PCR support for Ebola outbreak
The European Commission has expanded its Ebola response with a €2.1 million purchase of PCR tests for the Bundibugyo virus outbreak. The agreement covers open-platform...
DRC malaria cases surpass 26 million in 2025
The Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 26,064,143 malaria cases in 2025. The country also reported 29,938 deaths linked to the disease during the year....
DRC Ebola outbreak sets national death toll record
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the deadliest in the country's history. Government data showed 4,945 confirmed cases and...
DR Congo Ebola death toll tops 1,900 as cases rise
DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed 1,916 people and produced 4,209 confirmed cases, according to official data through Aug. 7. That raises the death toll...
Moderna begins Ebola vaccine trial amid DR Congo outbreak
Moderna has started a Phase 1 trial of an experimental vaccine against Bundibugyo ebolavirus in Canada. The first participant received the mRNA-1469 vaccine on August...
DR Congo Ebola outbreak reaches record scale
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has become the country’s largest recorded epidemic. Health authorities counted 3,605 confirmed cases through July 30, including 1,587 deaths....