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Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 10,000 confirmed cases, government data showed Tuesday, as health authorities race to slow the spread of the disease in multiple African countries.

Kenya reports 2nd Ebola death as Nigeria races to understand transmission of index patient The second patient to die in Kenya was a close relative of the index patient. Read more: https://bit.ly/4yIcsry 📷: World Bank / Vincent Tremeau

Update of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in DRC - 26 Oct: DRC: On 25 Oct, DRC reported a total of 9 964 cases & 4 851 deaths. EU/EEA risk assessment remains VERY LOW. More info: bit.ly/ECDCEbolaDRC #Ebola #IDsky #EpiSky #PublicHealth

Ebola scientists to probe Nigeria case origin, Africa CDC says reut.rs/4zWhuBS

Nigeria's Ebola patient medically evacuated from country, Arise TV reports reut.rs/4zMHJdM

Sindh, Pakistan, reports 98 mpox cases and 12 deaths amid concerns over healthcare-associated transmission https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=d7e85c01-c5e3-4051-9785-2cc286ed5486&eventid=d6fde3a5-ff63-484d-9dc6-9218e53e7baf&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

“The remaining seven Ebola patients were receiving treatment at two isolation facilities. No new infections were reported” triblive.com/news/health-...

Shamonda -like-virus first cattle cases in Slovenia, equine encephalomyelitis in Switzerland and spread in dairy cattle in Spain https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=c2efb1d8-3cd0-492d-8d51-f12fee5c111b&eventid=48719fa7-740e-4600-ab70-5a959342c877&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

France reports first human Shamonda virus case reut.rs/4i0J4b4

El brote de ébola se expande a África Occidental tras la confirmación del primer caso en Nigeria. La epidemia deja al menos 9.552 casos y 4.602 muertes en RDC, 9 casos en Kenia y 20 en Uganda. Este último país ya ha sido declarado libre de la enfermedad

Global aid groups, including the UN, are facing demands to inform the Congolese government of the whereabouts of more than $700 million that was donated to deal with the Ebola outbreak. www.semafor.com/article/10/2...

This is not the news I wanted to read today. It is clear that the uncontrolled outbreak in the DRC is not tenable and we will continue to see imported cases outside of the DRC. Kenya and now Nigeria. This is a regional/ global emergency. www.wsls.com/health/2026/...

A total of eight cases, including one death, have been reported in Kenya from 6-18 October. EU/EEA risk assessment remains VERY LOW. More info: bit.ly/ECDCEbolaDRC

“Eighth case involved a 49-year-old patient attendant who had attended to the first Ebola patient, who died at Nairobi Hospital two days after arriving in the country from Congo via Uganda.” apnews.com/article/keny...

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “I have worked in humanitarian health in this region for decades and helped lead responses to several Ebola outbreaks. But I have never seen one get this far ahead of us,” Heather Kerr writes.

Ebola cases top 9,000 in DRC outbreak At least 4,381 people have died in the outbreak that started May 15. Read more: https://bit.ly/3W7pzot 📷: NIAID

“over 480K people should be on the contact list, instead of some 40K..Kaseya said that’s why it’s impossible for him to predict how long this outbreak will last..he can only make that sort of prediction when some 70% of new cases come from people who are being tracked” www.devex.com/news/kenya-e...

Disease Outbreak News on Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo (8 October 2026) https://bit.ly/4zf1z18

The Trump administration will send a formal diplomatic message to Russia requesting more information about the reported death linked to a facility in Siberia that studies pneumonic plague and a number of subsequent quarantines, according to officials.

#Kenya has reported a case of #Ebola caused by Bundibugyo virus, in a Kenyan citizen who had been living in #DRC. The patient became ill in DRC & received treatment in several hospitals, then travelled from DRC to Nairobi via Kampala. He died in Nairobi yesterday. My condolences to his loved ones.

“the patient had been living in Congo for the past seven years and fell ill about a month ago. He was treated at various hospitals before traveling by road to Kampala, where he boarded a flight to Nairobi” apnews.com/article/keny...

“Who’s going to pick up the phone if there’s a Marburg outbreak and the Zimbabwe office has closed?” www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

Here's how the pneumonic plague spreads, and how it is and isn't like COVID www.axios.com/2026/10/05/p...

Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week.

🚨 NEWS: A 28-year-old researcher at a Russian anti-plague institute has died following a suspected lab accident in Siberia. Nearly 200 people are reportedly under observation and hospitals have been quarantined amid concerns over possible pneumonic plague.

DRC Ebola cases grow, deaths top 4,000 as officials struggle to ascertain numbers, trends An aid worker was evacuated to Europe after testing positive for the virus. Read more: https://bit.ly/4hpcz61 📷: UK Department for International Development / Flickr cc

MSF staff member tests positive for Ebola in Congo, aid organisation says reut.rs/4B0UNOn

“It's very difficult to see Ebola in isolation because even our response in Ebola is affected by the conflict because there is displacement and there is access problem to some areas," www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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“As of Saturday, the country had recorded 7,541 confirmed cases, including 3,639 deaths” triblive.com/news/world/c...

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In today’s #MustRead, Stephanie Psaki warns that Congo’s Ebola outbreak is exposing dangerous gaps in global health security, as the world faces growing risks from emerging pathogens and AI-enabled biological threats. ⬇️ www.foreignaffairs.com/democratic-r...

“There is improvement. There is better cooperation. They’ve started to realize that this thing is serious” www.statnews.com/2026/09/16/e...

LIVE: WHO chief on Ebola outbreak www.youtube.com/live/VeVnHdK...

“Claims that an epidemic is under control must be supported by objective indicators. If the indicators show that the epidemic is indeed under control, let’s make them public. Transparency in the data will strengthen public confidence,” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

DRC’s Ebola outbreak spreads to 7th province as cases, deaths mount A person who died in Sud-Ubangi province exposed at least 38 people on a long journey that crossed 2 countries and several previously unaffected provinces. https://bit.ly/4xMdW4j 📷: Global Panorama/Flickr cc

Efforts to halt the spread of Ebola in Congo are faltering as health workers go unpaid and locals are challenging officials and questioning whether the disease even exists at all. https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/unpaid-ebola-workers-let-families-touch-the-dead-161351e3?utm_source=bluesky

“Cepheid’s Xpert Hemorrhagic Fever Panel..detects and identifies nucleic acids from Ebola virus (including Zaire, Sudan, Taï Forest, and Bundibugyo, not differentiated), as well as CCHF, Marburg virus, and Lassa virus” www.labmedica.com/molecular-di...

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Rebel-held eastern Congo records new Ebola case after declaring outbreak over reut.rs/4xwrG34

Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo reut.rs/4ynMDNT

“On all five critical public health response indicators (case detection alerts, contact tracing, lab testing, isolation of infected people, and safe and dignified burials) the DRC is falling behind” www.cidrap.umn.edu/ebola/ebola-...

WHO's Tedros says Ebola response must be scaled up to tackle Congo outbreak reut.rs/4zQ6xm7

Update of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in DRC - 2 Sep: On 1 Sep, DRC reported 6 186 (+86) cases & 3 007 (+57) deaths. 830 patients remain in isolation. EU/EEA risk assessment remains VERY LOW. Info: bit.ly/ECDCEbolaDRC #PublicHealth #Ebola #IDsky #EpiSky

Congo's Ebola outbreak kills more than 3,000, government figures show reut.rs/4ykw45s

Congo’s Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing, with more than 3,000 deaths out of over 6,100 confirmed cases, according to the latest government data.

Congo has started vaccinating people against Ebola to combat the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history.

“The outbreak in the DRC, however, still rages on, with the Bundibugyo strain now responsible for 5,656 cases and 2,715 deaths per the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)” www.cidrap.umn.edu/ebola/ebola-...