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Ebola spread in DR Congo 'deeply alarming', MSF warns
BBC ^ | May 30, 2026 | Emery Makumeno, Jaroslav Lukiv

Posted on 05/30/2026 3:38:25 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

The rapid spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has created a "deeply alarming" situation, the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned.

Speaking two weeks on from the outbreak being declared, MSF Deputy Director Dr Alan Gonzales said never before had "so many cases" been recorded so soon.

His comments came as the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, visited the eastern Congolese province of Ituri - the worst-hit area - to oversee virus containment efforts.

There are now more than 1,000 suspected Ebola cases in the DR Congo, and at least 246 deaths. Neighbouring Uganda has reported nine confirmed cases and one death.

"Two weeks after the declaration of the Ebola disease outbreak in Ituri Province, the situation is deeply alarming," Gonzalez said in a statement on Saturday.

"Never before has an Ebola outbreak recorded so many cases so soon after its declaration," he said, stressing his teams on the ground were "witnessing a response that has not yet caught up to the rapid spread of the epidemic".

"The reality today is that nobody knows the true scale and severity of this outbreak. New suspected cases are being reported daily, yet hundreds of samples remain untested."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: africa; congo; ebola; quarantine

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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Hemorrhagic viri suck. I will sorry for those infected.

no, I will not go get shot up with the upcoming miracle big pharma injection, not even if it comes to my town.


21 posted on 05/30/2026 5:29:35 PM PDT by algore ( )
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JFK joins growing list of US airports to screen passengers for Ebola

https://nypost.com/2026/05/30/us-news/jfk-joins-growing-list-of-airports-to-screen-for-ebola/


22 posted on 05/31/2026 1:19:05 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather

Note to self: Cancel this summer’s planned family walking tour of the Congo.


23 posted on 05/31/2026 5:48:30 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: cpdiii

Implied in your assumption is the fact the population could learn and understand basic hygiene

The evidence is they cannot


24 posted on 05/31/2026 6:03:49 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Quid Quid Nominatur Fabricatur)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Time to develop an MRNa vaxx for Ebola! De-Pop needs a boost in Africa.


25 posted on 05/31/2026 7:29:33 AM PDT by arthurus (l| covfeve |l o!c)
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