Event Brief
WHO: Ebola outbreak in DRC spreading rapidly
Filed: May 25, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET
Summary: WHO says the Ebola outbreak in Ituri is spreading rapidly, with 177 deaths and nearly 750 cases.
WHO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
WHAT: WHO reported the Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly and updated national risk to very high.
WHEN: May 22, 2026 at 6:24 PM ET
WHERE: Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHY: The outbreak is expanding quickly, with rising case and death counts.
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