Fighting between Government forces and M23 rebels goes on in eastern DRC despite a series of peace agreements
At the same time, the country faces its worst Ebola outbreak on record, and the Security Council is meeting Tuesday

Fighting between Government forces and M23 rebels goes on in eastern DRC despite a series of peace agreements
At the same time, the country faces its worst Ebola outbreak on record, and the Security Council is meeting Tuesday
“#Ebola is a disease that causes a lot of fear and a lot of miscomprehensions.” – Jack Latour, Canadian Nurse Activity Manager in #DRC.
At the start of the outbreak in Nia Nia, more people were dying in the community than arriving at the centre due to fear.
Watch her update:
🚨The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 8,000 confirmed cases, making it the country’s deadliest on record. As of September 26, WHO reports 8,067 cases and 3,901 deaths across 63 health zones in seven provinces. #Ebola #DRC #HealthCrisis
Ebola, Save the Children: "Virus avanti a velocità mai vista prima. Un morto su 4 è un bambino": (Adnkronos) - L'epidemia di Ebola nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo (Rdc) "si sta diffondendo a una velocità terrificante. Ho seguito… #Ebola #SalvareBambini #Epidemia #SalutePubblica #RepDemCongo
9/29/26 - In today’s briefing, we review In Vitro Fertilization & Black Patients: Racial Disparities in Outcomes & Maternal Mortality
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzjz...
#RootsEmpowers #PHB #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Flu #Measles #Ebola #BlackMaternalHealth #IVF #WestNileVirus
☣️🤔 Emerging viral #zoonoses: vaccination and One Health surveillance move to the centre of pandemic preparedness
#Mpox, #Ebola, Marburg virus disease, Rift Valley fever and avian #influenza differ markedly in their reservoirs, transmission routes and clinical impact.
🦠 Ebola-Epidemie im Kongo verschärft sich
In der Demokratischen Republik Kongo wurden über 8000 Ebola-Infektionen registriert, fast 4000 Menschen starben. Es gibt weder zugelassenen Impfstoff noch gezielte Behandlung.
𝐄𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚 - Point du 29/09/2026
🇨🇩 RDC
🔹 7 provinces touchées
🔹 8 067 cas (+395)
🔹 3 901 décès (+202)
Autres points et publications 👉 www.clin92.com
It is now past 23:59:59 Eastern Daylight Time on September 28, 2026, & Canada does not appear to have updated the #Ebola quarantine Order in Council.
So are folks now arriving from implicated countries currently under Schrödinger's OIC (not currently in effect, but could retroactively become so)?🤔
As the #Ebola outbreak in DRC continues, it was an honor to co-chair a timely @escmid.bsky.social webinar last week examining whether vaccines against Zaire Ebolavirus may provide cross-protection against Bundibugyo virus
Missed it? Watch here
👇https://www.escmid.org/science-research/vaccines/
Approved Ebola antibodies might miss the target against Bundibugyo virus in the 2026 outbreak - structural models reveal key differences 👀🦠. Why testing treatments against each virus matters: www.news-medical.net/news/2026092... #Bundibugyo #Ebola