Ebola

10 minute read 10th September 2026

Why is Congo still struggling to contain the Ebola outbreak?

The current Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still on a dangerous trajectory with containment efforts faltering. The DRC response has faced formidable challenges including general insecurity, violence and community resistance, appalling poverty, strong distrust of authority and large-scale displacement. This has fuelled ongoing transmission and the continued expansion of the outbreak into new health zones, increasing the potential for further natio…

Ebola Outbreak: every ‌delay costs lives. We are still chasing the outbreak instead of staying ahead of it.

6 minute read 13th August 2026

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Ebola Outbreak: every ‌delay costs lives. We are still chasing the outbreak instead of staying ahead of it.

The current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever. It is spreading faster than the efforts to contain it with over 4,300 cases and 2,000 deaths. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that the 2026 outbreak, "at its current pace", would "eclipse" that of the 2014-2016 occurrence, which killed at least 11,000 people. He also cited research showing that the virus started spreading in February and was initially mi…

4 minute read 31st March 2026

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Direct-from-blood Molecular Testing

Why it matters for One Health, outbreak control, and real-time decisions. Blood is the clinically critical matrix for several high-consequence infections because viraemia or systemic spread appears early, while the decision window stays short. That is true in both human and animal health. Whole blood is a priority specimen for Ebola testing, and EDTA-blood is a recommended sample for early ASFV PCR detection.