The ongoing Ebola outbreak, which has caused at least 223 deaths in two African countries so far, is at risk of becoming "the deadliest on record," according to a new warning issued by the International Rescue Committee, a New York-based humanitarian aid group.
Medical personnel wear protective clothing while disinfecting the area in preparation for the arrival of volunteers during the launch of an Ebola trial vaccination campaign at Mulago Referral Hospital in Kampala on Feb. 3, 2025.
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026The IRC warns that conflict in the region, rapid spread and massive funding cuts to global health programs could cause the ongoing Ebola crisis to outpace that of the 2018-2020 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which killed more than 2,290 people.
Dr. Peter Stafford, an American missionary who contracted Ebola while working in Congo and is now being treated in Germany, is “doing a lot better,” his college and fellow evacuee tells the Washington Post.
Researchers in England say they're months away from clinical trials and animal testing has started for a new experimental Ebola vaccine that could help tackle the ongoing emergency.
