Ebola suspicion spread beyond Africa

5 people were discharged in the Ebola outbreak in Congo. While the number of cases rose to 282 and the death toll to 42, suspected cases also triggered alarms in Brazil and Italy.

Scraper SystemJune 02, 2026, 07:17 PM

While the fight against the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), recovery news from the hospital gave hope to the global health community. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that four nurses and one laboratory worker receiving treatment in the city of Bunia have fully recovered and been discharged. Officials emphasized that early diagnosis and medical care save lives and expect the number of recoveries to increase with intensified intervention against the outbreak. However, while the number of cases in Congo rose to 282 and the death toll to 42, suspicion of the virus has reached outside the African continent for the first time, to Brazil and Italy. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made important statements during his visit to Bunia, the capital of Ituri province, one of the outbreak's epicenters. Ghebreyesus acknowledged that there is no licensed vaccine or specific treatment yet for this particular type of Ebola. However, he stated that with good supportive medical care and early intervention, the disease can become non-lethal, and the discharged healthcare workers are the greatest proof of this. This wave, the 17th Ebola outbreak in the country's history, has been recorded as the third largest outbreak since its discovery. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the risk of regional spread of the virus has become a reality due to delayed international intervention. Officials report that more than 1,100 suspected cases are currently under investigation across the continent. The hantavirus ship that scared the world is setting sail again. With people who have traveled to outbreak areas returning to their countries, alarm states were declared in Brazil and Italy. In the Brazilian cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, two patients presenting with high fever were diagnosed with meningitis and malaria; however, health authorities continue monitoring, stating that these diagnoses do not completely rule out the possibility of Ebola. On the Italian island of Sardinia, emergency protocols were activated for a passenger returning from the DRC who showed symptoms. The Italian Ministry of Health announced that the patient's test result was negative and stated that the risk of Ebola in the country remains very low.

Ebola suspicion spread beyond Africa

5 people were discharged in the Ebola outbreak in Congo. While the number of cases rose to 282 and the death toll to 42, suspected cases also triggered alarms in Brazil and Italy.