African Officials Warn Ebola Outbreak Could Be Worst Ever: ‘We Are Missing Cases’ (Live Updates)
Key takeaways
- Marie-Roseline Belizaire tells CBS News “we are missing cases" as Ebola still spreads undetected among the population of Congo: "One month after the outbreak has been declared, I'm still feeling concerned," she said.
- Peter Stafford, who worked with a missionary group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where most of the outbreak’s cases are located, was released from Charite University Hospital in Berlin, according to a statement.
- The WHO reports 19 confirmed cases and 2 confirmed deaths from Ebola in Uganda.
Topline. The head of Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could soon become the worst ever, as the World Health Organization cautions that officials aren’t fully aware of the outbreak’s scope.
Activists push against Kenyan police officers during a protest against a U.S.-built Ebola quarantine center at Kenya's Laikipia Air Base, on June 2, 2026.AFP via Getty Images Timeline JUNE 16, 2026Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya says that unless the outbreak is contained soon, "it will be worse" than any Ebola outbreak before it, including previous outbreaks in Congo, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
WHO Incident Manager Dr. Marie-Roseline Belizaire tells CBS News “we are missing cases" as Ebola still spreads undetected among the population of Congo: "One month after the outbreak has been declared, I'm still feeling concerned," she said.