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On May 17, 2026, the World Health Organization Director-General declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and U...
The first case was officially reported on May 15, 2026, in Ituri Province, northeastern DRC — a region marked by armed conflicts, populat...
Ebola is not new to the DRC. The country has faced at least 14 outbreaks since the virus was discovered in 1976. The most recent large-sc...
UNICEF warned that at least 150,000 children had their classes suspended in affected areas.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom stated: "This is a virus for which we have no approved vaccine. The window for containment is closing...
The WHO established a four-pillar response plan: surveillance and digital contact tracing, experimental monoclonal antibody treatments, P...
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