
- 5d ago
Brazil investigates suspected Ebola case in São Paulo as Congo outbreak surpasses 1,000 infections
Health authorities in São Paulo are investigating a suspected Ebola infection in a man who recently traveled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where an outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain has killed at least 223 people.

- 5d ago
Italy's Meloni Urges EU Border Coordination as Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Spreads in Central Africa
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called on European Union leaders to strengthen border surveillance coordination in response to the Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, as the WHO reports over 900 suspected cases.

- 6d ago
Kenyan High Court Suspends US Plan for Ebola Quarantine Facility at Laikipia Air Base Amid Public Outcry
A Kenyan high court on Friday temporarily blocked a US plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, following legal challenges and fierce backlash from medical workers and rights groups.

- May 28
Uganda Closes Border with Congo Over Ebola Outbreak, Defying WHO Advice, as Canada and US Impose Travel Bans
Uganda has shut its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in response to a growing Ebola outbreak, as Canada, the Bahamas and the U.S. impose their own travel restrictions.

- May 27
Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda Triggers Global Travel Restrictions and Contact-Tracing Crisis
A fast-spreading Ebola outbreak of the vaccine-resistant Bundibugyo strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spilled into Uganda and prompted a cascade of international travel restrictions, with the WHO warning that the epidemic is outpacing response efforts amid violence and funding shortages.

- May 26
Ebola scare in Italy ends as tests confirm two aid workers from Uganda have Shigella, not Bundibugyo virus
Two Italian aid workers who returned from Uganda with fever and gastrointestinal symptoms have tested negative for the Ebola virus, with authorities confirming a bacterial Shigella infection instead.
