Africa CDC warns the current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could become the worst ever recorded.

G7 leaders called for a "strong and coordinated response" to the latest Ebola outbreak. The EU's Ursula von der Leyen said that "health security is shared security." The recorded death toll in DRC is approaching 200.

The Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the DRC. Licensed vaccines such as Merck’s Ervebo have since shown strong protection against the Zaire strain of Ebola. But no approved vaccine or specific antiviral treatment ye…

The head of the WHO warned on Monday that a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda "will get worse before it gets better."

The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is currently tearing through the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Uganda has detected two more confirmed cases of Ebola, its health ministry said on Monday, bringing the total number of cases reported in the country to s…

India has issued a travel advisory for the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan after the WHO declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The death toll has risen to 204
Against the backdrop of the Ebola virus initially reported from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and now spreading to countries in the region, India’s Directorate General of Health Services has put out an advisory for passengers travelling from the regi…
India is closely watching the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The nation is enhancing its surveillance and preparedness measures. There are no reported cases of Ebola in India. The government is reviewing procedures for sc…