IRC launches emergency response as rare Ebola strain with no vaccine spreads across eastern DRC and Uganda
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
NEW YORK, May 18 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release:
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IRC launches emergency response as rare Ebola strain with no vaccine spreads across eastern DRC and Uganda
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* At least 88 people have reportedly died and 336 suspected cases have been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo
* Preliminary testing indicates the outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo stra . . .
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IRC launches emergency response as rare Ebola strain with no vaccine spreads across eastern DRC and Uganda
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* At least 88 people have reportedly died and 336 suspected cases have been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo
* Preliminary testing indicates the outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo stra . . .
