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At the heart of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, health care workers are racing to open new treatment centers and ramp up testing. But after years…
June 2, 2026
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We discuss the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
June 2, 2026
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Ebola Virus
Here’s what to know about the symptoms and spread of the virus, which has sickened people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
May 22, 2026
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Ebola Virus
An Air France plane was sent to Montreal because a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo was on board. The U.S. has closed its borders to recent visitors to…
May 21, 2026
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Ebola Virus
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director general, said the outbreak in central Africa was “not a pandemic emergency.”
May 21, 2026
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Africa
To some Africans, the claim that the continent’s largest health agency had already bungled its response scratched a familiar wound.
May 21, 2026
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Ebola Virus
Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa.
May 20, 2026
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Ebola Virus
Health officials reported more than 130 suspected deaths and 540 cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, but experts say the figures could be much higher.
May 20, 2026
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Lumumba, Patrice
Étienne Davignon had been set to stand trial in connection with the murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo.
May 19, 2026
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Ebola Virus
The agency made the declaration just a day after Africa’s top public health agency first announced the outbreak. There is no approved vaccine for this species of Ebola.
May 18, 2026
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