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Ebola Watch

Ebola Watch — Lantern Podcasts 10 Episodes Oct 14, 2026

Ebola Watch is your daily six-minute briefing on the Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Every weekday, it tracks confirmed case counts and suspected cases separately, follows WHO situation reports out of Geneva, and translates the science into plain language for anyone with a reason to pay attention. The podcast covers cross-border contact tracing, vaccine deployment, treatment center conditions, and diplomatic friction shaping the public-health response. It distinguishes confirmed EVD cases from probable and suspected, and flags when a rumor is a rumor.

Episodes

DRC Passes 9,066 Confirmed Ebola Cases as U.S. Renews Travel Restrictions for 30 Days — October 14, 2026
DRC Passes 9,066 Confirmed Ebola Cases as U.S. Renews Travel Restrictions for 30 Days — October 14, 2026 Oct 14, 2026 4:45 Congo's Ebola task force reports 9,066 confirmed cases and 4,381 deaths as of October 11, a 48.3 percent case fatality rate across 65 health zones. A CDC notice dated October 11 extends U.S. entry restrictions tied to DRC, Uganda and South Sudan for 30 days, leaving Kenya off the list. In this episode: 1. DR Congo's Ebola cases top 9,000 as vaccine trial nears launch - People's Daily Online — F_4
Tshopo Province Ebola Confirmed Cases Rise to 55 as Local Spread Grows — October 13, 2026
Tshopo Province Ebola Confirmed Cases Rise to 55 as Local Spread Grows — October 13, 2026 Oct 13, 2026 3:14 Tshopo Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo now reports 55 confirmed Ebola cases, up from 51. Most are locally acquired, not imported, which shows transmission taking hold in a province beyond the outbreak's original eastern hotspots. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Ebola in Tshopo: Confirmed cases rise from 51 to 55 - ACP — Agence Congolaise de Presse https://acp.cd/anglais/ebola
Ebola Surveillance: WHO Africa's Report Card and Phone Data in the DRC — October 12, 2026
Ebola Surveillance: WHO Africa's Report Card and Phone Data in the DRC — October 12, 2026 Oct 12, 2026 4:47 DRC Ebola surveillance is in focus: WHO's Africa office reports 46 of 47 member states now have genomic sequencing capability. In the Bundibugyo outbreak, Flowminder and Vodacom are using aggregated phone records to track population movement. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Weekly Health Update | Ebola Slows in Parts of DR Congo, but Cross-Border Spread Raises Concern - Ecofin Agency — Ecofin Ag
DRC Ebola Averages 72 Cases a Day; Moderna Vaccine Cleared for Uganda — October 10, 2026
DRC Ebola Averages 72 Cases a Day; Moderna Vaccine Cleared for Uganda — October 10, 2026 Oct 10, 2026 4:50 DRC Ebola outbreak: WHO's latest Disease Outbreak News shows the seven-day average climbing to 72 new confirmed cases a day despite regional declines. Meanwhile, Moderna's Bundibugyo vaccine candidate won ethical approval for Phase Ib trials in Uganda. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo — World Health Organization https:
DRC Ebola: Ituri and North Kivu Cases Fall, but Africa CDC Urges Caution — October 09, 2026
DRC Ebola: Ituri and North Kivu Cases Fall, but Africa CDC Urges Caution — October 09, 2026 Oct 9, 2026 4:48 Africa CDC reports confirmed Ebola cases in the DRC fell 24 percent in Ituri and 19 percent in North Kivu over three weeks. It warns that insecurity, underreporting and deaths outside health facilities mean the Bundibugyo outbreak is far from contained. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Roundup: Ebola slows in parts of DR Congo, but new hotspots ... — Xinhua https://english.news.cn/20261009/821
WHO Sees Congo's Ebola Epidemic Slowing in Places, Growing Near South Sudan, as Kenya Widens Its Contact List — October 08, 2026
WHO Sees Congo's Ebola Epidemic Slowing in Places, Growing Near South Sudan, as Kenya Widens Its Contact List — October 08, 2026 Oct 8, 2026 8:52 WHO's Tedros reports 8,665 confirmed cases and 4,178 confirmed deaths in Congo, with transmission down overall but new hotspots near South Sudan, while Kenya now monitors 55 to 56 contacts after its first Ebola death. Plus Africa CDC's contact-tracing alarm from North Kivu and a Bundibugyo vaccine candidate entering a Phase I trial in Uganda. In this episode: 1. WHO Director-General's opening rem
Kenya Records First Ebola Death as DRC Confirmed Cases Pass 8,600 — October 07, 2026
Kenya Records First Ebola Death as DRC Confirmed Cases Pass 8,600 — October 07, 2026 Oct 7, 2026 7:53 Kenya has recorded its first-ever Ebola death, a man treated in the DRC who traveled through Kampala. Congo's confirmed cases have passed 8,600 with a 48.2% case fatality rate, and France has added €7 million to the response. In this episode: Top stories: 1. France earmarks a further €7m to help fight DRC's worst ... — RFI https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20261006-france-earmarks-a-further-%E2%82%
Reuters Finds U.S. Quarantine Rules Thinned the American Ebola Workforce as Congo's Count Passes 8,500 — October 06, 2026
Reuters Finds U.S. Quarantine Rules Thinned the American Ebola Workforce as Congo's Count Passes 8,500 — October 06, 2026 Oct 6, 2026 8:41 A Reuters investigation says Washington's 21-day quarantine rules and offshore-treatment policy cut the number of American medics fighting Ebola in Congo, a characterization HHS disputes. Congo's latest figures show 8,544 confirmed cases and 4,114 deaths, MSF says North Kivu's treatment beds are full, and new lab equipment heads for Bunia. In this episode: 1. INSIGHT-How Trump's America First pol
Congo's Health Minister Says the Ebola Peak Is Behind Us as North Kivu and a Late-Reached Town Tell a Harder Story — October 05, 2026
Congo's Health Minister Says the Ebola Peak Is Behind Us as North Kivu and a Late-Reached Town Tell a Harder Story — October 05, 2026 Oct 5, 2026 8:28 DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has passed its peak, even as Congolese authorities report 8,376 confirmed cases and 4,042 deaths and The New York Times documents how aid reached the Ituri town of Mangala months late. Kinshasa and Africa CDC are also demanding accountability for response funds, and an Ebola prevention pill trial has enrolled more than 250 people.
Congo Ebola deaths pass 4,000 as unpaid workers and violence strain response — October 03, 2026
Congo Ebola deaths pass 4,000 as unpaid workers and violence strain response — October 03, 2026 Oct 3, 2026 5:04 Congo's Health Ministry reports 4,018 Ebola deaths among 8,300 recorded cases, with North Kivu driving 40% of new confirmed cases, while unpaid surveillance workers protest in Bunia and a US rejection of a UN pandemic declaration raises questions about global preparedness. In this episode: Top stories: 1. An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000 — News4Jax
Africa CDC Warns Congo's Ebola Dip May Be a Surveillance Gap as an MSF Doctor Is Evacuated — October 02, 2026
Africa CDC Warns Congo's Ebola Dip May Be a Surveillance Gap as an MSF Doctor Is Evacuated — October 02, 2026 Oct 2, 2026 8:41 Africa CDC says falling Ebola case reports in the DRC may reflect disrupted surveillance, with 8,224 confirmed cases as of September 29, while an MSF doctor is flown to the Netherlands and violence costs the response a transit centre in Ituri and a local official in Butembo. In this episode: 1. Africa CDC Warns Ebola Case Drop in DRC May Mask Spread — New Kerala https://www.newkerala.com/news/
Congo Tests Ervebo on 20,000 Frontline Workers as Canada Extends Ebola Travel Curbs — October 01, 2026
Congo Tests Ervebo on 20,000 Frontline Workers as Canada Extends Ebola Travel Curbs — October 01, 2026 Oct 1, 2026 8:37 A research vaccination study is testing whether the Zaire-strain Ervebo vaccine protects Congo's frontline workers against Bundibugyo virus, while WHO and MSF paint different pictures of how well surveillance is catching cases. Canada has extended its Ebola immigration measures for DRC, Uganda and South Sudan to November 27. In this episode: 1. DRC launches Ebola vaccine trial for frontline worke

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