Ebola

3 articles published between July 18, 2026 and October 3, 2026.

CDC: DRC's Ebola outbreak hit 5,458 cases in its first 100 days, 7 times the 2014 pace

A new MMWR comparison of five Ebola outbreaks since 2007 shows the Bundibugyo epidemic in Congo outran West Africa and the 2018 DRC outbreak at the same point, with 2,606 deaths by day 100.

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WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYS

Stockpiled Ebola vaccines make antibodies against the strain spreading in Congo

Blood samples from a West African vaccine trial show both licensed Ebola vaccines generate antibodies that bind Bundibugyo virus — the species with no vaccine of its own, now causing DRC's largest outbreak on record.

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The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has reached five provinces. A treatment trial just started

Two months after the emergency declaration, confirmed cases in DRC have passed 2,100 and spread to 46 health zones. There is still no approved vaccine or treatment — but patients are now being enrolled in one.

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