DRC Ebola Deaths Pass 500 as Response Scales Up
Monday, July 6, 2026 · 12 min
Ebola outbreak in DRC has reached 1,561 confirmed cases and 506 deaths, with community transmission still rising as treatment trials begin and the Africa CDC-WHO incident team sets up at Makerere to coordinate cross-border response.
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Ebola outbreak in DRC has reached 1,561 confirmed cases and 506 deaths, with community transmission still rising as treatment trials begin and the Africa CDC-WHO incident team sets up at Makerere to coordinate cross-border response.
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- Ebola deaths in DR Congo top 500 amid continued community transmission | The Star — The Star
Ebola deaths in DR Congo top 500 amid continued community transmission | The Star × View # Ebola deaths in DR Congo top 500 amid continued community transmission --- By Shi Yu Monday, 06 Jul 2026 | 5:23 AM MYT share KINSHASA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surpassed 500, according to a report released…
- Makerere University becomes Africa's new nerve centre in the fight against Ebola - Makerere University News — Makerere University News
Makerere University becomes Africa's new nerve centre in the fight against Ebola - Makerere University News Connect with us Dr Chris Baryomunsi, flanked by Dr Tolbert Nyenswah, Dr Marie-Roseline Belizaire and Dr Andrew Kambugu, cuts the ribbon marking the launch of the Continental Incident Management Support Team at IDI's McKinnell Knowledge Centre, Makerere University. - Share - Tweet -…
- Q&A: ‘Still Hope’ for Ebola Treatment – DRC’s Muyembe - The Good Men Project — The Good Men Project
Q&A: ‘Still Hope’ for Ebola Treatment – DRC’s Muyembe - The Good Men Project - Skip to primary navigation - Skip to main content - Skip to primary sidebar By Maghene Deba [KINSHASA, SciDev.Net] As the number of Bundibugyo Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pushes past 1,000, doctors continue to fight the disease without a vaccine or cure. But the country’s top Ebola…
- Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation | Ebola | CDC — CDC
Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation | Ebola | CDC # Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation For Everyone June 26, 2026 Español ## Key points - CDC is responding to an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in remote areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. - To date, no cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in the United States because of this outbreak. -…
- Step Back — If WHO is only now listing the first diagnostic test for Bundibugyo Ebola, how were health teams confirming cases before — and what does a formal test listing actually change for case counts, treatment decisions, and outbreak control?
Background sources
- Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda — Who
- Bundibugyo virus—perspectives for the current outbreak | npj Viruses — npj Viruses
- The 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak: why R&D investment matters | News | Wellcome — Wellcome
- Ebola Bundibugyo Diagnostic Test: WHO adds first Ebola Bundibugyo diagnostic test to its emergency list - The Times of India — TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Jul 03, 2026, 11:28 IST
- Ebola testing has improved in DRC but still isn't nearly enough | NPR Illinois — NPR Illinois