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Health teams in Congo continue Ebola testing, contact tracing and treatment. Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has become the country’s most extensive and deadly Ebola epidemic to date. It ranks as …

DR Congo launches Ebola vaccination campaign in Kisangani to protect health workers as confirmed cases top 5,700 nationwide. Official epidemiological data indicates that the ongoing outbreak has spread across six …

PCR testing support strengthens the international response to Ebola in DR Congo. The World Health Organization will facilitate the delivery of these tests via its Hub for Global Health Emergencies …

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has obtained an allocation of 70,000 Ebola vaccine doses as its Bundibugyo outbreak expands. The country’s health authorities reported 5,208 confirmed cases and 2,476 …

The outbreak has expanded across six provinces and 55 health zones, with a case fatality rate of approximately 47%. This has made it the deadliest Ebola outbreak recorded in the …

In the first half of 2026, Ituri experienced over 373,000 malaria cases and 106 deaths. These efforts are part of an initiative to reduce infection rates and fever cases in …

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is on course to become the deadliest in history, with global health officials warning that the situation is deteriorating rapidly. …

According to official data through August 7, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has resulted in 1,916 deaths. The outbreak has been linked to 4,209 confirmed …

Since late last month, 13 deaths have been attributed to an acute waterborne disease outbreak in Chad, according to official health sources. The Chad Ministry of Public Health’s latest surveillance …

During 2022, obesity was associated with 9,509 fatalities in Belgium, accounting for 8.2 percent of the country’s total mortality, according to data released by Belgian public health institute Sciensano. This …