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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo an international emergency
BBC ^ | March 17, 2026 | Thomas Mukhwana, Yang Tian

Posted on 05/17/2026 5:20:02 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern.

The agency said the outbreak in DR Congo's eastern Ituri province, which has seen around 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths reported, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency.

But it warned it could potentially be "a much larger outbreak" than what is currently being detected and reported, with significant risk of local and regional spread.

The current strain of Ebola is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, the health agency said, for which there are no approved drugs or vaccines.

Early symptoms include fever, muscle pain, fatigue, headache and sore throat, and are followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, a rash and bleeding.

The WHO said there are now eight laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus, with other suspected cases and deaths across three health zones including Bunia the capital of Ituri province, and the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara.

One case of the virus has been confirmed in the capital Kinshasa, believed to be in a patient returning from Ituri.

The WHO said that the virus has spread beyond DR Congo, with two confirmed cases reported in neighbouring Uganda. Ugandan officials said a 59-year-old man who died on Thursday had tested positive.

In a statement, the Ugandan government said the patient who died was a Congolese citizen whose body has already been returned to DR Congo.

A laboratory has also confirmed an Ebola case in the eastern city of Goma, currently controlled by the M23 rebels, the AFP news agency reported on Sunday.

The WHO said the ongoing security situation and humanitarian crisis in DR Congo, combined with high population mobility, the urban location of the hotspot, and the large number of informal healthcare facilities in...

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: congo; disease; ebola; who
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To: ClearCase_guy

“We’re Not Gonna Take It!”


21 posted on 05/17/2026 6:42:24 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Yeah, they said the same thing about Covid.


22 posted on 05/17/2026 7:01:00 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I don’t know. Who?


23 posted on 05/17/2026 7:01:33 PM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Democrat cult.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Again?


24 posted on 05/17/2026 7:08:56 PM PDT by GreatRoad ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act' )
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To: mikey_hates_everything

Remember when President Obola was flying in ebola patients to the US to spread the disease? Remember when he said he wanted to fundamentally change the USA? They didn’t have the ebola scamdemic setup for global catastrophe at that time and would have to wait a few years to get COVID-19 to make the world panic.


25 posted on 05/17/2026 7:20:38 PM PDT by Blue Highway ( )
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To: Blue Highway

Yep


26 posted on 05/17/2026 7:28:37 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: chickenlips

“...So where is the MRNA vaccine for it? Let’s see an MRNA vaccine actually stop the spread of a virus. I thought pharma was going to be able to whip out a vaccine for everything that pops up?...”

Well, there’s just one minor problem: they lost the Big Fauxi. IF the mass murderer was still around, they could certainly whip something up for him. The Big Fauxi would see to it. Spit.


27 posted on 05/17/2026 7:40:13 PM PDT by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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To: Blue Highway

“”””Remember when President Obola was flying in ebola patients to the US to spread the disease?””””

No, I remember a few Americans coming home for life saving treatment.


28 posted on 05/17/2026 7:40:16 PM PDT by ansel12 (This could be a ship with insignificant weapons)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo an international emergency”

Who cares about what WHO cares about.


29 posted on 05/17/2026 7:43:09 PM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: ansel12

Stand 6 feet back you’re getting too close!!!


30 posted on 05/17/2026 7:51:56 PM PDT by Blue Highway ( )
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To: Blue Highway

Look at the thumb on the right hand and then go look at photos of Baron’s hand, sometimes his thumb is in the same position, and have you ever noticed Melania’s eyes?


31 posted on 05/17/2026 7:58:40 PM PDT by ansel12 (This could be a ship with insignificant weapons)
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To: Blue Highway

OOPs, my post was meant for the Trump space alien thread.


32 posted on 05/17/2026 7:59:46 PM PDT by ansel12 (This could be a ship with insignificant weapons)
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To: jerod

> Monkey’s carry Ebola... Stop eating monkey’s.

And while you’re at it stop screwing monkeys too.


33 posted on 05/17/2026 8:19:23 PM PDT by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Hey everybody lets take a little trip....

Tho the mainstream media will not cover it, measles outbreaks, whooping cough outbreaks and even bedbug outbreaks as well as others have been and are traceable back to criminal illegal UN medically screened border
crosses.

The mainstream medias thought processes on this..........

“We don’t want people, the little people, the average people, the sheeple to be hostile to the poor migrants.....”

~

That alone should scare the sh*( out of everyone with half a brain.

Now let go for the oddly topical sci fi movie.

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Ebola outbreak in Congo surpasses 600 cases amid more violence

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**How far is Africa from the US by plane?**

This air travel distance is equal to 8,945 miles.

**How long is the flight time from the Africa to the USA?**

Non-stop flight time from Johannesburg, South Africa to New York is around 16 hours 15 minutes.

The Kinshasa Capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo flight time to Johannesburg, South Africa’s non stop is around 4 hours 15 minutes.

**Total 20 hours and 30 minutes...(Lets round up to 24 hours.)**

#The Ebola incubation period, or the time interval from infection to onset of symptoms, is from 2 to 21 days. People are not contagious until they develop symptoms.

An infected person could realistically be in NYC in 24 hours if all the lights were green, EBOLA incubates from 2 to 21 DAYS before it is infectious. Just how far can they worm their way in to a city, a state the east coast, the west coast where ever before they start infecting others? A homeless camp here a bus station there an air port. One gets to good old Mexico and mingles with a thousand or so deserving dreaming ms-13 un accompanied minors.

You do the math.


34 posted on 05/18/2026 12:17:50 PM PDT by BFW
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To: butlerweave

What Liberal Media outlets fail to detail is how the disease Ebola is contacted to spread to begin with...

They mention “bodily fluids” and leave it at that.

From Google:

The virus enters the body through broken skin or mucous membranes (such as the eyes, nose, or mouth).

Ebola is primarily transmitted through direct, unprotected contact with the bodily fluids of an infected, symptomatic person or deceased body. Common fluids that carry the virus include blood, saliva, sweat, vomit, feces, urine, breast milk, and semen.

The virus can persist in semen for several months (and in some cases, over a year) after a male patient has recovered, and can be transmitted through sexual contact.

People can contract Ebola through close contact with the blood, organs, or bodily fluids of infected wild animals, such as chimpanzees or gorillas.


35 posted on 05/21/2026 2:37:44 AM PDT by Texan4Life
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