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The total number of deaths from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo exceeds 500.
2026-07-6

The Democratic Republic of the Congo begins treatment trials for Ebola.
2026-07-2

France confirms its first Ebola case, and the first case identified outside Africa in this outbreak, after a humanitarian worker returns from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. French health authorities isolate the patient and begin contact tracing.
2026-06-24

The European Union and G7 nations at the summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, pledge funding for the Democratic Republic of the Congo amidst the Ebola epidemic in the country, including in Ituri Province.
2026-06-17

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to the Tchomia health zone in Ituri Province, with the health ministry reporting 37 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths. The outbreak has recorded 635 confirmed cases and 127 deaths across three provinces.
2026-06-10

The American physician who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is discharged from the Charité hospital in Berlin, Germany.
2026-06-6

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits the Democratic Republic of the Congo and states that the Ebola outbreak can still be contained.
2026-05-28

The Bahamas announces enhanced health screening and possible quarantine measures for travelers who recently visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan, and Uganda following the Ebola epidemic in central Africa.
2026-05-26

The World Health Organization raises its assessment of the risk from the Ebola outbreak within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from "high" to "very high" due to its rapid spread, while keeping it "low" at the global level. Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says that the outbreak in Uganda is stable.
2026-05-22

The death toll in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo rises to 131.
2026-05-19