The Edge of Epidemiology by Devin Teichrow
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Ebola virus disease

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197 item(s) 130 source(s) 4 official Updated: 2026-05-19T21:02:21
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ECDC activates the EU Health Task Force, deploying experts to support Ebola outbreak response

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ECDC activates the EU Health Task Force, deploying experts to support Ebola outbreak response

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ECDC activates the EU Health Task Force, deploying experts to support Ebola outbreak response

In parallel, ECDC is in discussions with the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations and the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network regarding the possible deployment of additional experts as the situation evolves, for example, in infection prevention, epidemiology, surveillance, and risk communication, to support response activities in DRC and Uganda. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is deploying experts to support the response to the ongoing Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They agreed on the details of collaboration, and ECDC will promptly deploy its experts to the region.

ECDC NewsOfficialOfficial agencyLiveAfrica2026-05-18T14:14+02:00Source-link only
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Democratic Republic of the Congo confirms new Ebola outbreak, WHO scales up support

* Statement updated to include new figures Eugene Kabambi Communications Officer WHO DRC Tel : +243 81 715 1697 Office : +47 241 39 027 Email: kabambie [at] who.int (kabambie[at]who[dot]int) Collins Boakye-Agyemang Communications and marketing officer Tel: + 242 06 520 65 65 (WhatsApp) Email: boakyeagyemangc [at] who.int (boakyeagyemangc[at]who[dot]int) carousel-bg The Bundibugyo species was first identified in 2007 in Bundibugyo district in western Uganda, during which 131 cases were reported with 42 deaths (case fatality rate of 32%). Laboratory analysis conducted by the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), the country’s reference laboratory in the capital Kinshasa, confirmed the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo species in 8 of 13 samples* collected from suspected cases linked to a cluster of severe illness and deaths reported in Mongbwalu and Rwampara health zones in Ituri Province.

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Ebola Outbreak Facts

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Expert: Ebola outbreak

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Q&A: The new Ebola outbreak

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Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province: 246 suspected cases, 65 dead as region on alert

Health officials said only four deaths have been laboratory-confirmed so far, but surveillance teams moved to classify the outbreak after a sharp rise in suspected infections across multiple health zones in Ituri, including Mongwalu, Rwampara, and the provincial capital Bunia. Ituri is a remote region in eastern DR Congo, more than 1,000 kilometers from the capital Kinshasa, with limited road infrastructure, making rapid medical response and surveillance more difficult. The development comes as neighbouring Uganda also confirmed an imported case linked to the outbreak, raising concerns over cross-border transmission in the region.

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Timeline

2026-05-18T18:05:45148 item(s)95 source(s)
  • Baseline snapshot created with 148 clustered item(s) across 95 source(s).
  • ECDC News now explicitly uses investigation or monitoring language.
  • WHO Regional Office for Africa now includes deaths or fatal cases in the story frame.
  • CNN now includes evacuation reporting.
2026-05-18T18:09:05170 item(s)110 source(s)
  • ECDC News currently frames broader public risk as low.
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Bureaucrats India, Channels Television, Democracy Now!.
  • Story volume increased from 148 to 170 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-18T18:15:37175 item(s)118 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: AP News, Anadolu Ajansı, BNO News.
  • Story volume increased from 170 to 175 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 1 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-18T18:21:44170 item(s)113 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Channels Television, WTHR, bolnews.com.
2026-05-18T18:22:04169 item(s)112 source(s)
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-18T19:23:25165 item(s)112 source(s)
  • CNN now includes evacuation reporting.
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Azərtac, India TV News, LatestLY.
  • 1 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-18T19:25:20167 item(s)114 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Bureaucrats India, News.com.au, RFI.
  • Story volume increased from 165 to 167 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-18T20:34:22159 item(s)107 source(s)
  • Bureaucrats India now foregrounds vaccination or vaccine policy in the story.
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Anadolu Ajansı, Contagion Live, Doctors Without Borders.
  • 1 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-18T21:51:10158 item(s)107 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: ABC7 Los Angeles, HarianBasis.co, India TV News.
  • 2 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-18T21:53:00158 item(s)107 source(s)
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-18T22:31:01158 item(s)107 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: LatestLY, Newsday, The Telegraph.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-18T23:32:15158 item(s)105 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: KIRO 7 News Seattle, KVOA, wellcome.org.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T00:34:24182 item(s)120 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: ABC4 Utah, KATV, Kiripost.
  • Story volume increased from 158 to 182 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 4 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T01:42:25175 item(s)114 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: AP News, Anadolu Ajansı, Business Insider Africa.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T01:42:32175 item(s)114 source(s)
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T02:44:34184 item(s)123 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: AOL.com, Asharq Al-Awsat English, Daily Post Nigeria.
  • Story volume increased from 175 to 184 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T03:44:48180 item(s)114 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Bloomberg.com, CNBC Africa, Manila Bulletin.
  • 4 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T03:46:04180 item(s)114 source(s)
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T04:46:22178 item(s)117 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Anadolu Ajansı, CBC, CNA.
  • 2 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T04:46:49178 item(s)117 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Anadolu Ajansı, CBC, CNA.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T05:48:02178 item(s)112 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Azərtac, Boston Herald, CNBC Africa.
  • 4 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T05:48:56178 item(s)112 source(s)
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T06:34:11182 item(s)113 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: ABC4 Utah, Anadolu Ajansı, Arizona Daily Star.
  • Story volume increased from 178 to 182 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T06:48:07178 item(s)113 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Daily Post Nigeria, FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth, KIMT.
  • 1 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T07:47:11189 item(s)121 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Bangkok Post, Democracy Now!, Financial Times.
  • Story volume increased from 178 to 189 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T07:47:52192 item(s)123 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: CNA, Digital Journal, HarianBasis.co.
  • Story volume increased from 189 to 192 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T08:47:31180 item(s)113 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: ABC30 Fresno, Anchorage Daily News, Atlanta News First.
  • 3 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T09:49:21192 item(s)123 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: 13newsnow.com, Alaska's News Source, Austin American-Statesman.
  • Story volume increased from 180 to 192 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 4 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T10:51:15189 item(s)126 source(s)
  • CBS News now foregrounds vaccination or vaccine policy in the story.
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: AZ Family, Channel 4 News, Euractiv.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T11:51:39191 item(s)127 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Action News Now, Doctors Without Borders, Euronews.com.
  • Story volume increased from 189 to 191 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 2 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T11:52:09191 item(s)127 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Action News Now, Doctors Without Borders, Euronews.com.
  • Story volume increased from 189 to 191 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T12:53:37189 item(s)128 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: ASIS, Anadolu Ajansı, CiberCuba.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T12:54:28185 item(s)125 source(s)
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T13:56:12183 item(s)126 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: CBC, Cambodianess, ClickOnDetroit.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T13:56:33183 item(s)126 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: CBC, Cambodianess, ClickOnDetroit.
  • 2 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T13:59:13193 item(s)131 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Anadolu Ajansı, IOL, Inquirer.net.
  • Story volume increased from 183 to 193 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 1 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T14:58:24189 item(s)125 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: MPR News, San Francisco Chronicle, The Intercept.
  • 4 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T14:59:08189 item(s)125 source(s)
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T15:59:20188 item(s)128 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, East Idaho News, Everyday Health.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T16:58:55193 item(s)128 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: ABC7 Chicago, Azərtac, Click2Houston.
  • Story volume increased from 188 to 193 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T17:00:17193 item(s)128 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: ABC7 Chicago, Azərtac, Click2Houston.
  • Story volume increased from 188 to 193 clustered item(s) in the current window.
2026-05-19T18:00:03193 item(s)127 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Business Upturn, DD India, Doctors Without Borders.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T18:00:08193 item(s)127 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Business Upturn, DD India, Doctors Without Borders.
  • 2 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T19:00:33192 item(s)126 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Anadolu Ajansı, McGill University, OkayAfrica.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T19:00:52192 item(s)126 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Anadolu Ajansı, McGill University, OkayAfrica.
  • 1 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T20:02:19195 item(s)128 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: Ars Technica, Daily Herald, Everett Post.
  • Story volume increased from 192 to 195 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 1 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T20:02:26195 item(s)128 source(s)
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.
2026-05-19T21:02:21197 item(s)130 source(s)
  • New publisher/source coverage joined this story cluster: 6abc Philadelphia, Doctors Without Borders, Forbes Africa.
  • Story volume increased from 195 to 197 clustered item(s) in the current window.
  • 6 newly observed linked item(s) were added since the last saved snapshot.