Ebola cases increase almost 40% in week as death toll passes 200An Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has claimed over 200 lives. This is the worst outbreak at this stage, with thousands of potential con...
19 Jun, 2026, 09.50 AM IST
What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola as cases outpace responseA rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly in Congo and Uganda. The Bundibugyo virus has no approved treatments. Health workers face challe...
31 May, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Ebola virus in India? Here's the latest update on the Bengaluru scare, symptoms and precautions explainedEbola virus in Bangalore: A woman returning from Uganda was quarantined in Bengaluru with Ebola-like symptoms. Her tests have come back neg...
27 May, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
Ebola outbreak, but no vaccine; WHO declares international emergency over rare strain spreadThe World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and...
19 May, 2026, 10.50 AM IST
WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR CongoThe World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency due to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...
17 May, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
Ebola outbreak declared emergency of international concern: What is it, how does it spread, and is there a vaccine?The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global health emergency. The vir...
17 May, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global public health emergencyThe World Health Organisation has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of in...
17 May, 2026, 07.25 AM IST
A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recordedAfrica CDC has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province. Hundreds of suspected cases and dozens of deaths have been recorde...
16 May, 2026, 07.08 AM IST
New Ebola outbreak hits Africa with 21 deaths, WHO on alert: Everything you need to knowDemocratic Republic of Congo reports a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province. This is the 16th outbreak in the country. The Zaire Ebola viru...
16 Sep, 2025, 10.41 AM IST
Congo-Rwanda draft deal outlines role of US, others in revamp of minerals sectorRwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo will collaborate with the U.S. to improve mineral supply chains. They aim to boost investment after...
14 Sep, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
Congo mystery illness: Over 1,000 infected as WHO calls disease significant public health threatThe World Health Organization has said that it will further investigate the mystery illness outbreak in the Congo after another cluster was...
28 Feb, 2025, 06.50 PM IST
Mystery illness kills over 50 people in Congo, with many dying within hours: What WHO has said on threat level and symptomsA mystery illness has resulted in 53 deaths in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The World Health Organization has stated th...
25 Feb, 2025, 09.13 PM IST
Mystery flu-like disease is killing people in African country. Symptoms, deaths, will it spread?African country of Congo has reported multiple deaths due to mystery flu-like disease.
05 Dec, 2024, 10.53 PM IST
Amid bleeding eye virus scare, mystery disease with flu-like symptoms kills almost 150 in Africa, sparks pandemic fearsNearly 150 people have lost their lives due to an unknown and mysterious disease with flu-like symptoms in southwestern Congo in Africa. Th...
04 Dec, 2024, 05.17 PM IST
Mpox cases: Bengaluru airport starts mandatory Monkeypox testing for international passengersKempegowda International Airport has started mandatory monkeypox testing for international passengers after the first case was detected in ...
16 Sep, 2024, 08.33 AM IST
Over 660,000 displaced during pandemic despite UN plea: Aid groupThe Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said its figures showed that armed conflict around the world had continued during the pandemic, even as...
22 May, 2020, 01.31 PM IST
Apple may be using Congo Cobalt mined by children, says Amnesty InternationalChinese companies that buy cobalt from Congo and supply mobile phone makers such as Apple and Samsung aren’t fully checking their suppliers.
20 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST