The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarms about the ongoing Ebola situation in Central Africa, indicating a high risk of the virus continuing to spread in the region.
While the global likelihood of an outbreak spreading beyond Central Africa remains low, the potential for local transmission is significant.
Health experts are closely monitoring the situation, as modeling from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that the outbreak could reach levels comparable to previous record outbreaks.
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Update at 04:21 UTC on 2026-06-06
Guardian World reported Modelling from US CDC shows Ebola spread could be on ‘dangerous trajectory’, but experts warn outbreaks can be very hard to predict Central Africa’s Ebola outbreak could spread to be similar in scale to the worst outbreak in history, west A.
Sources: Guardian World