Ebola
A topic on our watch list — we track its coverage across 3 domains, including Africa, Intelligence Surveillance and Middle East.
Coverage of Ebola is newly on the wire: 8 signals on the latest tracked day, level with its three-week baseline of 8, across 3 domains. That makes it the #193 most-covered of the 349 concerns we track.
If Ebola matters to your work, it just crossed our flagging thresholds — early and thin history, so watch whether the next few days confirm the move or fade it.
What’s changed
- Explainer: How Congo's Ebola outbreak became the second-most lethal on record · Reuters · 2026-08-18
- Unpaid health workers strike as Congo’s Ebola contact tracing falls behind · Africanews · 2026-08-17
- Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo becomes deadliest in country's history · Reuters · 2026-08-17
- DR Congo Ebola outbreak deadliest ever in country's history · Daily Sabah economy · 2026-08-17
- Congo-Kinshasa: Health Agencies Fighting Ebola in DR Congo Battle to Win Community Trust · AllAfrica Latest Headlines · 2026-08-17
- Africa: Can a Vaccine Built for One Ebola Virus Stop Another? the World Health Organization Is About to Find Out · AllAfrica Headlines · 2026-08-17
What the reporting says
Across 37 tracked stories from 12 outlets, reporting on Ebola most often describes disaster (2), military action (2), public statements (2), regulatory approvals (1), elections (1), meetings or visits (1).
It shows up alongside Congo (32), WHO (23), Democratic Republic (22), World Health (20), Ituri (15), Africa (22), Uganda (12), UN (10).
Two steps out: America (through Africa, 22 shared stories on the weaker link); China (through Africa, 22 shared stories on the weaker link); Climate (through Africa, 22 shared stories on the weaker link); Immigration (through Africa, 22 shared stories on the weaker link).
Tracked since Jul 23, with coverage on 8 separate days — concentrated in Africa and Turkey.