‘Updated recommendations to the government of DRC and other countries at risk will be issued in the coming days,’ says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Burak Bir, Necva Taştan Sevinç 18 August 2026•Update: 18 August 2026 LONDON
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Democratic Republic of Congo’s fast-spreading Ebola outbreak is now the world’s second-largest on record, government data showed on Friday, as transmission continues to outpace efforts to contain the epidemic.
Uganda has formally declared an end to its most recent Ebola epidemic, with the country’s Health Minister saying the nation is now free of the deadly virus after completing the mandated monitoring period without any new cases.
