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Last Updated:May 31, 2026, 4:50 PM IST So far, more than 1,000 suspected Ebola cases and at least 246 deaths have been reported in DR Congo. Health workers stand in a new Ebola treatment center in Bunia, in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AFP photo) The rapid spread of Ebola in the Democratic…
Last Updated:May 27, 2026, 3:16 PM IST Ebola-affected Americans are now evacuated to closer European hospitals, while US agencies deploy epidemiologists to the outbreak’s epicentre, News18 explains Ebola symptoms can appear anywhere between two and 21 days after exposure — making the post-travel window critical. The United States’s Ebola response has shifted from evacuating infected…
An Air France flight travelling from Paris to Detroit was diverted to Canada after a passenger linked to an Ebola-affected region boarded the aircraft despite US travel restrictions tied to the outbreak. The flight was redirected to Montreal after US authorities refused permission for the passenger to enter the country. Health officials later said the…
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern”, posing risks to neighbouring countries. The WHO said the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency, but that countries sharing land…