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WHO warns Ebola outbreak risk now 'very high' in DR Congo

Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, May 22, 2026
Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, May 22, 2026. © Martial Trezzini, Keystone via AP

The World Health Organization has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo to “very high,” warning the outbreak could accelerate rapidly. With no approved vaccine or treatment available, health officials are racing to contain the virus and prevent wider regional spread.

The World Health Organization has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo ​strain of Ebola turning into a national outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to "very high".

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