Ebola virus

Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban

Washington's new policy says American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is an Ebola outbreak, must spend three weeks in a third country before entering the US

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Protesters hold a banner and chant slogans as they march during a demonstration against a controversial US-built Ebola quarantine centre slated to begin operations at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki on June 9, 2026.
A doctor provides care to a patient with Ebola virus disease at the Rwampara Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 13, 2026.

Ebola patients, responders flee Congo hospital attack after patient denied blood transfusion dies

Relatives of a patient were part of the crowd that stormed the Nyakunde Hospital in Ituri province on Wednesday afternoon and evening, throwing stones and damaging its perimeter fence.

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Employees work during a visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at the National Institute of Biomedical Research in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 2, 2026.

Oxford begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine, Germany treats infected US citizen

Recruitment for the vaccination trial has begun, with vaccinations expected to start in the coming weeks • US citizen becomes second to be treated in German hospital • Total DRC cases rise to 1,926

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A general view of a burnt emergency medical tent set up by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) at the General Referral Hospital of Mongbwalu in Mongbwalu, on May 23, 2026.

Protesters burn treatment centers, attack healthcare workers to retrieve bodies of Ebola victims

The Ebola outbreak has sparked a wave of misinformation that health officials linked to violent assaults on healthcare workers and attacks on healthcare centers. 

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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda an international emergency

The WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda an international emergency, citing risks of cross-border spread.

MAY 17, 2026ByREUTERS
Ambulances parked at Bunia General Referral Hospital following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2026.

Congo’s Ebola outbreak contained, health officials declare

Congolese health officials declared the Ebola outbreak over after the DRC used a revamped national surveillance system to rapidly contain transmission in Kasai Province.

DECEMBER 1, 2025ByREUTERS
Kavota Mugisha Robert (L), a healthcare worker who volunteered in the Ebola response, stands with decontamination gear as his colleague prepare to enter a house where a woman, 85, is suspected of dying of Ebola in the Eastern Congolese town of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 8, 201

Three confirmed deaths from Marburg virus in Ethiopia, three more suspected

Ethiopia confirms three deaths from the Marburg virus, with three additional fatalities under investigation. The outbreak in Southern Ethiopia has led to at least nine cases.

NOVEMBER 17, 2025ByREUTERS
Patients wait to be attended to in the waiting area of the Grarbet Tehadiso Mahber (GTM) Hospital in Butajira, on January 17, 2025.

Global health bodies launch new vaccine scheme

If successful, the scheme – known as the global virtual pooled inventory (GVPI) – could be a pilot for other deadly diseases and wider pandemic preparedness.

JUNE 27, 2023ByREUTERS
A resident receives a vaccine as the vaccinations against Ebola continue in Alakro, the slum where the first case of Ebola was confirmed, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast August 17, 2021

Spain says patient does not have Marburg disease

The Marburg virus is believed to have a fatality rate of up to 88% and there are no vaccines or antiviral treatments approved to treat it.

FEBRUARY 25, 2023ByREUTERS
A health worker burns food waste of Ebola patients at an Ebola treatment center (ETC) in Katwa, near Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 5, 2019

Deadly Marburg virus spreads in Africa, WHO increases health surveillance

There are no known treatments for this virus which has a fatality rate of 88%

FEBRUARY 14, 2023ByREUTERS
A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021.

Rambam hospital to set up quarantined Ebola clinic in Haifa

300 medical staff at Rambam Medical Center are being trained on how to treat Ebola patients.

NOVEMBER 13, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nurse Moise Vaghemi tends to a patient who is suspected to be suffering from Ebola, inside the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at an Ebola treatment centre (ETC) in Katwa, near Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 3, 2019.

Uganda confirms Ebola case in country's east as outbreak expands

Uganda's health ministry is struggling to keep Ebola cases isolated.

NOVEMBER 13, 2022ByREUTERS
A person dressed in ebola protective apparel is seen inside an ebola care facility at the Bwera general hospital near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Bwera

Israeli quarantined due to possible exposure to Ebola in Uganda

The first Ebola test taken by the patient yielded a negative result but he is set to stay in quarantine for further tests.

OCTOBER 14, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A health worker burns food waste of Ebola patients at an Ebola treatment center (ETC) in Katwa, near Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 5, 2019

Uganda health ministry confirms Ebola outbreak

A 24-year-old man in Uganda's central Mubende district showed symptoms and later died.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022ByREUTERS
A member of the French Red Cross disinfects the area around a motionless person suspected of carrying the Ebola virus as a crowd gathers in Forecariah, Guinea.