The African health agency Africa CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO) want to jointly investigate a possible mutation of the Ebola virus in light of the rapid spread of cases in the Congo.

The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization said during a visit to Congo, where some health workers are striking over a lack of pay.

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Researchers begin testing potential Ebola treatments as WHO expands access to a validated Bundibugyo virus assay during the largest recorded outbreak.

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Ebola outbreak DRC 2026: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa on August 5 and is expected in Bunia as the fastest-ever Ebola epidemic kills 1,707 with no Bundibugyo vaccine or approved treatment.

Several drug and vaccine trials have now begun as part of the fight against the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday

India has screened 10,974 international travellers from Ebola-affected countries since May 23, with no cases detected so far, following WHO's emergency declaration.