What is Ebola and why is the outbreak in DRC causing so much concern?
Strain of virus with no vaccine has potential to overrun response impeded by conflict and misinformation
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are losing their battle to contain https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/ebola-outbreak-drc-democratic-republic-of-congo-deadliest-in-history">the country’s deadliest Ebola outbreak.
DRC’s health ministry declared an outbreak in Ituri province on 15 May, though sequencing shows it had begun in February.
It has since spread to five other provinces and is on track to overtake https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/25/-sp-ebola-crisis-briefing">the 2014-16 west Africa outbreak as the largest in history.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/what-is-ebola-why-who-says-drc-uganda-outbreak-global-health-emergency">Continue reading...Congo Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest on record
- Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes country's worst with over 2,300 dead Korea Times —
- DR Congo’s confirmed Ebola cases surpass 5,000 Anadolu Agency —
- Ebola outbreak in Congo becomes deadliest in country’s history The Japan Times —
- Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo becomes deadliest in country's history The Express Tribune —
- Ebola outbreak becomes DRC's deadliest with more than 2,300 dead UPI —