KINSHASA, Aug. 19, 2026 -- A medical worker puts on a protective suit at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Aug. 16, 2026. The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), as the epidemic surpasses 5,000 leer más cases, spreads into new areas and prompts authorities to pursue experimental vaccines and treatments. TO GO WITH "Roundup: DR Congo Ebola outbreak remains global health emergency as cases surge" leer menos