{"id":344412,"date":"2026-05-17T21:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T20:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ebola-outbreak-spreads-in-dr-congo-dozens-dead-as-rare-strain-raises-alarm-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T21:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T20:00:28","slug":"ebola-outbreak-spreads-in-dr-congo-dozens-dead-as-rare-strain-raises-alarm-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ebola-outbreak-spreads-in-dr-congo-dozens-dead-as-rare-strain-raises-alarm-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebola outbreak spreads in DR Congo: Dozens dead as rare strain raises alarm |\u00a0DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6kxhpNmGLGk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ebola outbreak spreads in DR Congo: Dozens dead as rare strain raises alarm |\u00a0DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6kxhpNmGLGk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization has declared an international emergency. Much is still unknown about the latest Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. Officials say 88 people have died, with hundreds more suspected cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Doctors Without Borders says it is preparing a large-scale response. Dozens of people have died in a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s Ituri province, with cases likely spreading weeks before the official announcement. The highly contagious Bundibugyo strain \u2014 which has no vaccine \u2014 has already reached the capital Kinshasa and neighboring Uganda. Limited testing suggests the true scale may be far larger, as conflict, displacement and poor access make containment increasingly difficult, experts warn.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 WHO declares international emergency over Ebola<br \/>\n01:11 What is Ebola, and how does it spread?<br \/>\n01:38 What is the WHO\u2019s response to the outbreak?<br \/>\n02:44 Science journalist Kai Kupferschmidt explains why Ebola keeps breaking out<br \/>\n03:50 Why contact tracing is important<br \/>\n05:02 How close are we to a pandemic?<br \/>\n05:50 \u201cEbola is not the kind of pathogen I\u2019d worry about spreading in Berlin or New York\u201d<br \/>\n06:32 Why is the Bundibugyo strain so hard to stop?<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#ebola #drc #outbreak<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organization has declared an international emergency. Much is still unknown about the latest Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. Officials say 88 people have died, with hundreds more suspected cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Doctors Without Borders says it is preparing a large-scale response. 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