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Congo has announced a new Ebola outbreak. Here is what to know

Congo's authorities have announced a new Ebola outbreak that has killed more than a dozen people in a southern province

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo kills 15 with dozens of suspected cases

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, with 15 deaths and 28 suspected cases since late August.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 5, 2025

DR Congo announces new Ebola outbreak

Authorities suspect 28 cases of the deadly virus, with the latest recorded in the southern Kasai province.

Al Jazeera · Sep 4, 2025

How does Marburg virus spread between species? Young Ugandan scientist’s photos give important clues

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound – formed by bat excrement – and sinks its teeth into a bat. But this is no ordinary bat colony. The thousands of Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) found in this cave are known carriers of…

The Conversation · Jun 28, 2025

Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak

African country announced its outbreak on January 30 after death of a male nurse who tested positive for virus.

Al Jazeera · Apr 26, 2025

RFK Jr admits health department may have to rehire 20 percent of people fired in DOGE cuts

Agencies have repeatedly fired then rehired staffers during DOGE-led cuts

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025

Mathematician Adam Kucharski: ‘Our concepts of what we can prove are shifting’

The epidemiologist who advised on Ebola and Covid discusses the value of evidence in light of AI and social media, and how the notion of fact has long been divisive

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025

Scientists may have finally developed pill to cure Ebola

Study also unravels drug’s mechanisms of action

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

'It is a dangerous strategy, and one for which we all may pay dearly': Dismantling USAID leaves the US more exposed to pandemics than ever

The foreign aid program has been one of the country's best defenses against emerging infectious diseases. Without it, we are more vulnerable to a pandemic than ever.

LiveScience · Mar 13, 2025

Lassa fever: Ebola-like virus found in person who travelled to the UK

Lassa fever does not spread easily between people and the overall risk to the public is regarded as ‘very low’

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025