Ebola Crisis Deepens As WHO Elevates Risk Level To 'Very High' In DR Congo

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• Ebola Crisis Deepens As WHO Elevates Risk Level To 'Very High' In DR Congo Published By, Last Updated: May 22, 2026, 23:08 IST WHO raises Ebola risk in Democratic Republic of Congo to very high, Bundibugyo strain kills about one third of cases, Oxford and Serum Institute of India race to develop vaccines WHO has upgraded the health risk from Ebola to 'very high' in DR Congo The health risk to public from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been now been upgraded from “high" to “very high", the World Health Organization said on Friday.
• The risk level remains high at the regional level and low worldwide, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference.
• The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, a rare and deadly variant with no approved vaccine, has killed around one-third of those infected in the latest outbreak in the Democratic Republic of...