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Ebola outbreak death toll climbs in Congo as new infections confirmed in Uganda
Updated on: May 25, 2026 / 8:15 AM EDT / CBS/AP
TL;DR
- At least 220 people are suspected to have died from the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
- Uganda has confirmed seven Ebola cases, linked to the outbreak in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The number of suspected Ebola cases in the DRC has surpassed 900, mainly in the Ituri province.
- The outbreak response is challenged by local anger, frustration, distrust of authorities, and attacks on treatment centers.
- The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
- A vaccine is under development by scientists from the University of Oxford, with potential clinical trials in two to three months.
- Several attacks on healthcare facilities have occurred, including a hospital stormed by angry men and treatment centers being burned down.
- Congolese authorities are banning large funeral gatherings to curb the spread of the virus.
- The Bundibugyo type of Ebola virus responsible for the outbreak has no approved vaccine or treatment.