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20 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 14, 2026.
The Bundibugyo virus has reached 62 of 167 health zones in seven provinces four months after it was declared. Africa CDC says a few hot spots in Ituri are finally dipping.
Health ministry figures put the toll at 3,007 out of 6,186 confirmed cases across six provinces. Africa CDC believes the real outbreak may be three times larger than what has been counted.
The Bundibugyo strain, which has no approved vaccine or treatment, has produced 3,802 cases since May 15 — the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded. Patient zero has still not been identified.
Known to local communities as the 'Likweli,' the striking black primate with vivid orange face patches is only the fifth new monkey species identified in Africa in 75 years — and researchers already say it should be listed as endangered.
The World Health Organization is battling a Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak that has killed hundreds in the Democratic Republic of Congo, now complicated by a separate Marburg case across the border in Uganda.
Health officials call it the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic Africa has recorded, driven by a rare viral strain with no approved vaccine or cure.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed 1,118 cases and 291 deaths from a fast-moving Bundibugyo virus outbreak that has now reached Uganda and France.
The ruling highlights ongoing concerns about the Trump administration's deportation practices after a woman was sent to the wrong continent despite being from Colombia.
Mining has been the economic lifeblood of this remote Democratic Republic of Congo community for decades, but now it's accelerating the spread of a deadly virus.
Mining operations that have sustained a hill town for decades are now accelerating the spread of the deadly virus, complicating containment efforts.
Despite established procedures for bringing at-risk Americans home, administration has not articulated clear plan as outbreak threatens to become largest on record. Secretary Rubio declares U.S. "cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States."
A remote gold mining community has become the epicenter of a deadly Ebola outbreak, with medical teams struggling against limited resources and dangerous conditions to stop the spread.
A remote gold mining community has become the epicenter of a deadly Ebola surge, with health officials battling to stop the spread of infections and mounting death toll.
An outbreak centered on the gold-mining town of Mongbwalu has killed at least 264 people and crossed into Uganda's capital, while attacks on health workers hamper the response.
Health ministry implements emergency restrictions as virus reaches rebel-controlled province, bringing total cases to nearly 600 with 139 deaths.
Department of Homeland Security directs all flights carrying certain travelers to arrive at single Virginia airport as health officials scramble to contain outbreak.
Health officials report sharp rise to more than 130 suspected deaths since outbreak was first identified, marking significant escalation.
WatchThe rare Bundibugyo strain — for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment — has killed at least 88 people across Ituri province and Kampala, and at least six other Americans are believed to have been exposed.
The World Health Organization issues emergency declaration after confirming Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda with no approved vaccine available.
Health experts alarmed that outbreak hadn't been announced sooner as hundreds of infections suspected.