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UN declares emergency over untreatable Ebola strain in Congo

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is rushing to the Democratic Republic of Congo as a rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak outpaces the international response. This latest wave has officially been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, marking it as the third-largest Ebola outbreak in recorded history.

28 May 2026-18:55
WHO chief travels to Congo as Ebola cases rise

28 May 2026-14:43
DRC Ebola outbreak: More than 900 suspected cases identified

More than 900 suspected cases of Ebola have been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Sunday.

25 May 2026-10:32
Berlin braces for Ebola patient amid 30% rise in deaths

The suspected death toll from the rapidly spreading Ebola virus in central Africa has risen by 30 percent in a single day, as health experts work urgently to contain the outbreak.

19 May 2026-20:16
DR Congo reports over 130 suspected Ebola deaths amid new outbreak

19 May 2026-16:34
WHO rings alarm over rapid spread of deadly Ebola outbreak

The head of the World Health Organization has expressed grave concern over the rapid acceleration and geographic scale of a new Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. Speaking from the World Health Assembly in Geneva, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus revealed that suspected cases have quickly climbed to at least 500, with 130 suspected deaths recorded since the surge began.

19 May 2026-12:17
Deadly hantavirus outbreak spreads on cruise ship as patient fights for life on artificial lung

A hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship has grown to at least 11 reported cases, with one French woman critically ill and receiving life-support treatment in a Paris hospital, doctors said.

14 May 2026-15:01
WHO leader sets out cruise ship hantavirus evacuation plan

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has arrived in Spain to supervise the evacuation of more than 140 passengers and crew from a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

09 May 2026-16:10
Pandemic treaty is stuck. Why the world is not ready for the next outbreak

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08 May 2026-09:18
WHO warns of Hantavirus spread between passengers on cruise ship

The World Health Organization has said it believes there may have been human-to-human transmission of hantavirus on the Dutch cruise ship where three passengers have died.

05 May 2026-17:07