DRC: WHO Updates Ebola Recommendations for Member States
WHO said the outbreak remains very high risk and ordered daily reporting, expanded surveillance and clinical trials for candidate vaccines and therapeutics.
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WHO called on the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to take measures to limit large gatherings and to try to stop the spread of the virus.
Africa: Second Meeting of the Ihr Emergency Committee On the Epidemic of Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Temporary Recommendations
On 18 August 2026, the Emergency Committee regarding the epidemic of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo met for the second time to reassess the situation, in line with International Health Regulations (2005).
WHO issues updated measures as DRC battles Ebola outbreak - Lagos Television
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued updated temporary recommendations to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as authorities intensify efforts to contain an ongoing outbreak of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD). The recommendations followed the second meeting of the WHO Emergency Committee on the outbreak, held on August 18, 2026, under the International Health Regulations (2005). According to the WHO,...
Fact sheet: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has left 2,680 dead and 5,584 confirmed cases since it was declared on May 15, 2016. Health measures are being intensified to control the epidemic. Tap for full context. Context: The current epidemic surpasses that recorded between 2018 and 2020, but is smaller than the West African crisis between 2014 and 2016, which left some 11,000 dead and 28,000 infected. The virus is transm…
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