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By Olubunmi Oyebanji | August 29, 2026

Finding Ebola Earlier: Can Village-Based Surveillance Strengthen DRC’s Outbreak Response?

“Every death like that points to a chain of transmission we have not yet found.” These were the words of Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on 18 August, as experts met to review the Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Every three months after the World Health Organization (WHO) […]

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The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait

By Vivianne Ihekweazu | May 25, 2026

“As we scale up our detection and response, we expect to see more cases initially before the curve begins to go down” These were the words of Prof Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, speaking at the latest WHO press briefing on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, […]

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