Middle East and Africa
A Catholic prays while wearing a mask following local authorities’ instructions to limit the spread of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo during a mass at Bunia Cathedral in Bunia on May 24, 2026. Officials in the DRC updated the death toll from the Ebola outbreak to 204 on May 23, 2026, hours after the Red Cross said three volunteers had died there and Uganda confirmed three new Ebola cases. (AFP/Glody Murhabazi)
More than 900 suspected Ebola cases have been identified in the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said."As surveillance efforts have been scaled up in the DRC Ebola response, more than 900 suspected cases have been identified so far, including 101 confirmed cases," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a Sunday social media post that gave no update on the death toll.
Ebola is a deadly viral disease that spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids. It can cause severe bleeding and organ failure.
The country declared an outbreak on May 15 caused by the Bundibugyo strain, which has no approved vaccine or treatments.
