WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the first confirmed recovery of an Ebola patient in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The patient was discharged from the hospital after testing negative for the virus. WHO officials expect more recoveries as early access to care improves survival rates.
- ▪The recovery was reported on May 27, and the patient has returned to the community.
- ▪Since the outbreak was declared on May 15, there have been 17 confirmed and 223 suspected Ebola deaths in the DRC.
- ▪No vaccine or specific treatment exists for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has a case fatality rate of up to 50 percent.
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WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreakSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxA Uganda Red Cross Society worker in protective gear disinfecting the home of a suspected Ebola victim in Kampala on May 26.PHOTO: AFPPublished May 29, 2026, 07:05 PMUpdated May 29, 2026, 07:05 PMGENEVA – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 29 announced the first recovery of a confirmed Ebola patient in the outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo.“The DRC has said that on May 27, a patient recovered and left the hospital and has been discharged into the community,” the WHO’s Ms Anais Legand told reporters.She said it marked the “first” among patients who had been confirmed to have Ebola, but stressed that she expected there had been other recoveries among…
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