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The Telegraph • May 22, 2026 16:58

Ebola doctors battle conspiracies and misinformation amid outbreak

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Halting the virus can only be done by gaining trust in a country where suspicion and mistrust can be commonplace

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Fri 12:27 - SRF Wirtschaft

Contagious virus – Ebola outbreak in Congo: 65 reported deaths

Fri 12:27 - SRF International

Contagious virus – Ebola outbreak in Congo: 65 reported deaths

Sat 03:37 - Die Zeit Newsfeed

Africa: 80 people die after Ebola outbreak in northeastern Congo

Sat 13:07 - France 24

Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 80

Sat 13:39 - Tagesschau

Ebola outbreak: People in the DR Congo live in fear of the virus

Sat 13:58 - SRF International

Contagious virus – Ebola outbreak in Congo-Kinshasa: deaths rise to 80

Sun 01:47 - Tagesschau

WHO declares an international health emergency due to Ebola

Sun 01:57 - SRF Wirtschaft

Because of Ebola outbreak – WHO declares international health emergency

Sun 01:57 - SRF International

Because of Ebola outbreak – WHO declares international health emergency

Sun 07:47 - Handelsblatt Politik

Ebola: Congo and Uganda: WHO declares international health emergency due to Ebola outbreak

Sun 10:29 - SRF International

Because of Ebola outbreak – WHO declares health emergency – MSF plans large-scale operation

Sun 10:29 - SRF International

No pandemic alarm – Ebola outbreak: WHO declares international health emergency

Sun 14:30 - SRF International

No pandemic alarm – Ebola outbreak in Africa: This is known

Mon 12:53 - Süddeutsche Zeitung Top

Health: What makes the current Ebola outbreak special

Mon 13:19 - Süddeutsche Zeitung Top

Life-threatening virus: How the war in Congo is making the fight against Ebola more difficult

Tue 00:28 - Tagesschau

Virus in DR Congo and Uganda: How dangerous is the Ebola outbreak?

Tue 06:04 - El Mundo (ES)

This is the Bundibugyo virus, the rare species of Ebola that has already killed more than 130 people in the Congo

Tue 15:03 - Die Zeit Newsfeed

Ebola outbreak in Africa: African Union declares emergency for the continent due to Ebola

Wed 08:11 - Euronews

Ebola outbreak: infected US doctor is now in Berlin

Wed 09:09 - Handelsblatt Politik

WHO: Number of suspected cases of Ebola outbreak increasing

Wed 15:39 - Tagesschau

WHO warns of more Ebola cases in DR Congo

Wed 17:47 - DW All

Central Africa: Did US aid cuts worsen Ebola outbreak?

Wed 17:47 - DW Top

Central Africa: Did US aid cuts worsen Ebola outbreak?

Wed 17:47 - DW All

Did US aid cuts worsen Ebola outbreak in Central Africa?

Wed 17:47 - DW Top

Did US aid cuts worsen Ebola outbreak in Central Africa?

Thu 04:09 - Die Zeit Newsfeed

Ebola virus: There is still no vaccine against this type of Ebola

Thu 09:35 - Al Jazeera English

Ebola outbreak: When will a vaccine be developed for the new strain?

Thu 10:30 - Le Monde

Ebola virus in the DRC: “The epidemic is exceptional in its scale”

Thu 13:18 - Al Jazeera English

India-Africa summit postponed as Ebola spreads to M23-held DR Congo area

Thu 14:58 - DW All

Ebola: Experts warn of scale and spread of deadly virus

Thu 14:58 - DW Top

Ebola: Experts warn of scale and spread of deadly virus

Thu 16:38 - The Hill

US scrambles to avoid Ebola outbreak

Fri 16:58 - The Telegraph

Ebola doctors battle conspiracies and misinformation amid outbreak

Fri 17:26 - The Telegraph

UK scientists developing vaccine for new Ebola outbreak

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Al Jazeera English

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13:18

India-Africa summit postponed as Ebola spreads to M23-held DR Congo area

Efforts to stop the latest outbreak of the deadly disease have been hampered by armed conflict in eastern DR Congo.

09:35

Ebola outbreak: When will a vaccine be developed for the new strain?

The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has a fatality rate of up to 50 percent and no approved vaccine as yet.

DW All

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14:58

Ebola: Experts warn of scale and spread of deadly virus

Health experts have warned the world is seeing just the "top of the iceberg" as the deadly Ebola outbreak spreads. Meanwhile, India and the African Union have postponed a scheduled …

17:47

Central Africa: Did US aid cuts worsen Ebola outbreak?

DRC and Uganda are fighting to contain a dramatic Ebola outbreak, which went unnoticed for a long time. Are US aid cuts to blame for the delayed crisis response?

17:47

Did US aid cuts worsen Ebola outbreak in Central Africa?

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda are fighting to contain a dramatic Ebola outbreak, which went unnoticed for a long time. Are US aid cuts to blame for the …

DW Top

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14:58

Ebola: Experts warn of scale and spread of deadly virus

Health experts have warned the world is seeing just the "top of the iceberg" as the deadly Ebola outbreak spreads. Meanwhile, India and the African Union have postponed a scheduled …

17:47

Central Africa: Did US aid cuts worsen Ebola outbreak?

DRC and Uganda are fighting to contain a dramatic Ebola outbreak, which went unnoticed for a long time. Are US aid cuts to blame for the delayed crisis response?

17:47

Did US aid cuts worsen Ebola outbreak in Central Africa?

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda are fighting to contain a dramatic Ebola outbreak, which went unnoticed for a long time. Are US aid cuts to blame for the …

Die Zeit Newsfeed

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04:09

Ebola virus: There is still no vaccine against this type of Ebola

Die WHO ruft wegen des Ebolaausbruchs den Gesundheitsnotstand aus. Warum gibt es noch keinen zugelassenen Impfstoff? Und: Seeleute sitzen in der Straße von Hormus fest.

15:03

Ebola outbreak in Africa: African Union declares emergency for the continent due to Ebola

Wegen der Ausbreitung des Ebolavirus in Teilen Afrikas gilt für den gesamten Kontinent nun der Notstand. Die USA warnen vor Reisen in den Kongo und weitere Länder.

03:37

Africa: 80 people die after Ebola outbreak in northeastern Congo

In der Demokratischen Republik Kongo ist erneut das Ebolavirus ausgebrochen. Mehr als 80 Menschen sind in der schwer zugänglichen Provinz Ituri bereits gestorben.

El Mundo (ES)

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06:04

This is the Bundibugyo virus, the rare species of Ebola that has already killed more than 130 people in the Congo

El virus se propaga de la misma manera que otros virus del ébola: por contacto cercano con fluidos corporales de pacientes enfermos o fallecidos, como sudor, sangre, heces o vómito Leer

Euronews

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08:11

Ebola outbreak: infected US doctor is now in Berlin

US doctor Dr Peter Stafford, who is infected with the Ebola virus, has arrived in Germany. He was taken to Berlin’s Charité university hospital, which has a highly specialised isolation …

France 24

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13:07

Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 80

Dr. Gemma Nedjati Gilani, Research Associate School of Public Health - Faculty of Medicine Imperial College London, is our guest.

Handelsblatt Politik

2 articles

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09:09

WHO: Number of suspected cases of Ebola outbreak increasing

Ebola breitet sich in Zentralafrika weiter aus und sorgt für wachsende Alarmstimmung. Besonders beunruhigend ist eine seltene Virusvariante ohne wirksamen Impfstoff oder Behandlung.

07:47

Ebola: Congo and Uganda: WHO declares international health emergency due to Ebola outbreak

Kein Impfstoff, eine heikle Sicherheitslage und Menschen auf Wanderschaft. Warum der Ebola-Ausbruch laut WHO ein „außergewöhnliches Ereignis“ von internationaler Tragweite ist.

Le Monde

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10:30

Ebola virus in the DRC: “The epidemic is exceptional in its scale”

S’il est peu probable que la maladie se propage au niveau mondial, il y a un risque « élevé » qu’elle continue de gagner du terrain en Afrique centrale, a …

SRF International

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14:30

No pandemic alarm – Ebola outbreak in Africa: This is known

Damit will die WHO Nachbarländer von Kongo-Kinshasa und Uganda warnen. Ärzte ohne Grenzen mobilisieren Einsatzteams.

10:29

Because of Ebola outbreak – WHO declares health emergency – MSF plans large-scale operation

Damit will die WHO Nachbarländer von Kongo-Kinshasa und Uganda warnen. Ärzte ohne Grenzen mobilisieren Einsatzteams.

10:29

No pandemic alarm – Ebola outbreak: WHO declares international health emergency

Damit will die WHO Nachbarländer von Kongo-Kinshasa und Uganda warnen. Ärzte ohne Grenzen mobilisieren Einsatzteams.

01:57

Because of Ebola outbreak – WHO declares international health emergency

Die WHO hat wegen des Ebola-Ausbruchs in Kongo-Kinshasa und in Uganda eine internationale Gesundheitsnotlage ausgerufen.

13:58

Contagious virus – Ebola outbreak in Congo-Kinshasa: deaths rise to 80

Im Kongo ist es zu einem Ebola-Ausbruch gekommen. Betroffen ist vor allem die Provinz Ituri, im Nordosten.

12:27

Contagious virus – Ebola outbreak in Congo: 65 reported deaths

Im Kongo ist es zu einem Ebola-Ausbruch gekommen. Betroffen ist vor allem die Provinz Ituri, im Nordosten.

SRF Wirtschaft

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01:57

Because of Ebola outbreak – WHO declares international health emergency

Die WHO hat wegen des Ebola-Ausbruchs in Kongo-Kinshasa und in Uganda eine internationale Gesundheitsnotlage ausgerufen.

12:27

Contagious virus – Ebola outbreak in Congo: 65 reported deaths

Im Kongo ist es zu einem Ebola-Ausbruch gekommen. Betroffen ist vor allem die Provinz Ituri, im Nordosten.

Süddeutsche Zeitung Top

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13:19

Life-threatening virus: How the war in Congo is making the fight against Ebola more difficult

Auch in den Nachbarländern wächst die Sorge: Uganda wappnet sich gegen einen möglichen Ebola-Ausbruch in seiner Fünf-Millionen-Hauptstadt Kampala. Im Kongo selbst ist die Eindämmung ungleich schwieriger.

12:53

Health: What makes the current Ebola outbreak special

Ebola ist in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo und in Uganda keine Unbekannte, doch dieses Mal ist einiges anders. Warum ist das Virus so schwer einzudämmen? Und besteht Gefahr auch für …

Tagesschau

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15:39

WHO warns of more Ebola cases in DR Congo

Die Gefahr einer Pandemie sieht die WHO weiterhin nicht. Sie rechnet aber damit, dass sich Ebola in DR Kongo weiter ausbreitet. Ein infizierter US-Arzt ist zur Behandlung in Deutschland - …

00:28

Virus in DR Congo and Uganda: How dangerous is the Ebola outbreak?

In der Demokratischen Republik Kongo ist das Ebola-Virus ausgebrochen. Die WHO hat inzwischen den internationalen Gesundheitsnotstand ausgerufen. Was heißt das? Und muss man sich in Deutschland Sorgen machen?

01:47

WHO declares an international health emergency due to Ebola

Wegen des Ebola-Ausbruchs in Zentralafrika hat die WHO eine internationale Gesundheitsnotlage ausgerufen. So sollen Nachbarländer in Alarmbereitschaft versetzt und internationale Hilfe mobilisiert werden. Es gebe aber keinen Pandemie-Alarm.

13:39

Ebola outbreak: People in the DR Congo live in fear of the virus

Im Osten der Demokratischen Republik Kongo sind die Menschen in Alarmbereitschaft. Die Zahl der Ebola-Toten steigt. Der Ausbruch ist besonders gefährlich, weil die betroffene Region Ituri nur schwer zu erreichen …

The Hill

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16:38

US scrambles to avoid Ebola outbreak

Presented by Tokyo Electron {beacon} PRESENTED BY   It’s Thursday. Today marks the end of an era. Stephen Colbert’s last episode of “The Late Show” airs tonight at 11:35 p.m. …

The Telegraph

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17:26

UK scientists developing vaccine for new Ebola outbreak

New jab being developed by the Oxford Vaccine Group uses same technology behind the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine