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DR Congo
Central African nation; World Cup 2026 debutant and epicentre of Bundibugyo Ebola PHEIC.
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#1013 Jul
Mentioned in: A third Ebola case leaves Africa
Pandemics and Biosecurity#1013 Jul
Isolation slips as Ebola funding arrives
Pandemics and Biosecurity#1011 Jul
Ebola's responders are dying in Ituri
Pandemics and Biosecurity#4010 Jul
Mentioned in: Bellingham strikes late to sink Norway
2026 FIFA World Cup#109 Jul
Mentioned in: Unpaid Ituri health workers walk off
Pandemics and Biosecurity#356 Jul
Mentioned in: England oust Mexico to reach last eight
2026 FIFA World Cup#344 Jul
Mentioned in: Africa's ten cut to two survivors
2026 FIFA World Cup#93 Jul
Recorded 1,460 of the outbreak's 1,481 confirmed cases
Pandemics and Biosecurity: Ebola cases pass 1,481 as isolation lags#92 Jul
Hosted the trial through Ituri Province, the outbreak's epicentre
Pandemics and Biosecurity: Ebola trial doses its first patient#92 Jul
Expanded testing capacity from 400 to over 2,000 tests a day
Pandemics and Biosecurity: WHO lists first Bundibugyo Ebola test#3230 Jun
Lost their first knockout tie since 1974 to England
2026 FIFA World Cup: Kane double ends DR Congo's run#3127 Jun
DR Congo reach last 32 after 52 years
2026 FIFA World Cup#824 Jun
DRC Ebola tops 1,000 confirmed cases
Pandemics and Biosecurity#824 Jun
Ebola reaches France past exit checks
Pandemics and Biosecurity#2823 Jun
Lost 1-0 to Colombia, kept alive only by final match opportunity
2026 FIFA World Cup: Colombia beat DR Congo to top Group K#821 Jun
US renews 30-day Ebola entry ban
Pandemics and Biosecurity#2217 Jun
Drew 1-1 with Portugal, scoring their first World Cup goal 52 years after their 1974 debut
2026 FIFA World Cup: DR Congo score first goal in 52 years#2217 Jun
Mentioned in: Uzbekistan score on debut, lose 3-1
2026 FIFA World Cup#2217 Jun
Mentioned in: Austria win first in 36 years; Jordan score
2026 FIFA World Cup#2217 Jun
Mentioned in: Ronaldo at 41 is oldest WC starter
2026 FIFA World Cup#715 Jun
US Ebola entry ban nears expiry
Pandemics and Biosecurity#713 Jun
Held 782 confirmed cases with 45.9% isolation rate against the model's 70% threshold
Pandemics and Biosecurity: Isolation rate sits below the line#712 Jun
Reported 676 confirmed Bundibugyo cases across 29 health zones in three provinces
Pandemics and Biosecurity: WHO counts 695 cases as Ebola climbs#68 Jun
Recorded 515 confirmed cases and rising count as of 8 June
Pandemics and Biosecurity: WHO cuts the count, cases keep climbing#65 Jun
Ebola model puts the fork at 20% isolation
Pandemics and Biosecurity#65 Jun
Disputed ban as discriminatory and opened negotiations for early lifting
Pandemics and Biosecurity: US widens Ebola ban to green-card holders#61 Jun
Mentioned in: $112m for vaccines, none for the wards
Pandemics and Biosecurity#51 Jun
Only Ebola treatment still cannot dose
Pandemics and Biosecurity#529 May
Burned clinic rebuilt as access fails
Pandemics and Biosecurity#529 May
Mentioned in: Uganda Ebola cases jump from 2 to 9
Pandemics and Biosecurity#529 May
Hosted 1,040-case outbreak centred on Ituri Province
Pandemics and Biosecurity: Ebola passes 1,000 cases in DRC#529 May
Mentioned in: Why the 14% death rate is too low
Pandemics and Biosecurity#421 May
Hosted 96% of all Bundibugyo cases across three Ituri health zones
Pandemics and Biosecurity: Bundibugyo Ebola: 831 cases, 186 dead#421 May
Ebola crosses into M23-held South Kivu
Pandemics and Biosecurity#420 May
Ebola drug trial awaits DRC, Uganda nod
Pandemics and Biosecurity#418 May
US bans entry from DRC, Uganda, S Sudan
Pandemics and Biosecurity#317 May
Mentioned in: USAID outbreak unit gone by PHEIC
Pandemics and Biosecurity#317 May
Mentioned in: Houston ready for Bundibugyo, no CDC
Pandemics and Biosecurity#317 May
WHO declares Ebola PHEIC, no committee
Pandemics and Biosecurity#317 May
Ituri outbreak ran undetected for weeks
Pandemics and Biosecurity#316 May
Africa CDC moved first, Kinshasa silent
Pandemics and Biosecurity#314 May
Kinshasa lab confirms species on 14 May
Pandemics and Biosecurity#314 May
Mentioned in: Science links USAID cut to violence
Pandemics and Biosecurity#431 Mar
DR Congo Beat Jamaica AET in Guadalajara; Security Holds Again
2026 FIFA World Cup#431 Mar