Health

WHO reports 507 confirmed Ebola cases and 88 deaths across Congo and Uganda as Bundibugyo virus response efforts continue.

Africa CDC and WHO launched a $518 million plan to support Ebola detection, care and preparedness across affected African countries.

WHO says Congo Ebola response is advancing as testing improves, but contact tracing, insecurity and supply strains slow control efforts.

Uganda confirmed six new Ebola cases, raising the outbreak total to 15 as health teams trace contacts and care for admitted patients.

Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rose to 282, with Ituri accounting for most confirmed infections in the eastern outbreak.

Uganda confirmed five Ebola cases in a Bundibugyo outbreak, with contact tracing focused on exposure, travel and border surveillance.

Bangladesh’s measles outbreak has passed 60,000 suspected cases, with confirmed and suspected child deaths nearing 500.

DRC health authorities confirmed an Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in Ituri, reporting 80 deaths, 246 suspected cases and a widened response.

Bangladesh is confronting a major measles outbreak, with 415 deaths, 50,500 suspected cases and a nationwide emergency vaccine campaign.

DR Congo has ended its national mpox emergency after two years, with officials reporting sharply lower weekly cases while surveillance stays in place.