What we know about the deadly new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Advertising Home Africa What we know about the deadly new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo Africa More than 90 people are believed to have been killed in a fresh outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here's what we know about the outbreak so far. There is no vaccine or specific treatment for the strain responsible for the current outbreak of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever, which has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa in the last 50 years.
- ▪Advertising Home Africa What we know about the deadly new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo Africa More than 90 people are believed to have been killed in a fresh outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- ▪Here's what we know about the outbreak so far.
- ▪There is no vaccine or specific treatment for the strain responsible for the current outbreak of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever, which has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa in the last 50 years.
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| Publication time | Mon, 18 May 2026 14:32:43 GMT |
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Advertising Home Africa What we know about the deadly new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo Africa More than 90 people are believed to have been killed in a fresh outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here's what we know about the outbreak so far. Issued on: 18/05/2026 - 16:32Modified: 18/05/2026 - 16:42 4 min Reading time Share By: FRANCE 24 A visitor washes his hands before entering Kyeshero Hospital at a checkpoint for hand washing and temperature screening as part of Ebola prevention measure at Kyeshero Hospital, Goma, May 18, 2026. © Jospin Mwisha, AFP An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo believed to have killed more than 90 people has been declared an international health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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