A field study found more than 500 Bundibugyo Ebola cases in Mongbwalu from mid-January, months before Congo declared the outbreak and earlier than any model suggested.

Agencies are on high alert amid reports that the rapidly spreading Ebola Bundibugyo virus species in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has infected 19 internally displaced people, killed five of them,

Cases have passed 4,000 and health watchdog plans to go door to door to find patients in major response escalation

A highly contagious Ebola virus species, Bundibugyo virus (BDBV), has driven several outbreaks since 2007, including the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda in 2026. Bundibugyo virus causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever that affects multiple organ systems,

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 1,000 confirmed Ebola cases by June 21, 2026, marking the first time since the 2018-2020 epidemic.

The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa. By Carl Zimmer As the Ebola outbreak spreads in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda ...

Ebolaviruses are among the most dangerous known human pathogens. Three ebolavirus species have repeatedly caused major disease outbreaks on the African continent. Most outbreaks have been caused by Zaire ebolavirus.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. New clinical trials are underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the first time novel therapies are being evaluated for the ...

Ebola cases double every 20 days in DR Congo as political violence and acute food insecurity hinder containment efforts in the east.