Skip to main content
Butembo and its surroundings, the new epicentre of the outbreak

Haemorrhagic fevers

War in Gaza:: find out how we're responding
Learn more
Ebola, Lassa and Marburg haemorrhagic fevers are rare but deadly, spreading fear and panic. Caring for infected patients and affected communities is crucial for a response to be effective.

Outbreaks can kill 25 to 90 per cent of those infected. Until recently, there were no tools to prevent or treat Ebola; today a preventive vaccine and curative drugs are available. MSF has responded in almost all reported outbreaks over the past years.

The 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa was unprecedented: 67 times the size of the largest previously recorded outbreak, it reached urban areas, and killed more than 11,300 people. Hundreds of health workers died, decimating the already-struggling healthcare systems of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Since then, the Democratic Republic of Congo has experienced a succession of outbreaks since March 2018.

Quick facts about Ebola and Marburg

 
Butembo and its surroundings, the new epicentre of the outbreak
Democratic Republic of Congo

Medical activities suspended after Ebola treatment centre attack

Statement 28 Feb 2019
 
Butembo and its surroundings, the new epicentre of the outbreak
DRC Ebola outbreaks

Second Ebola treatment centre in North Kivu attacked

Statement 28 Feb 2019
 
مركز علاج الإيبولا في كاتوا المحترق
DRC Ebola outbreaks

North Kivu: Ebola centre inoperative after violent attack

Press Release 26 Feb 2019
 
Butembo and its surroundings, the new epicentre of the outbreak
DRC Ebola outbreaks

Potential new Ebola drugs being trialled in MSF treatment centres

Statement 12 Feb 2019
 
Ebola Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
DRC Ebola outbreaks

Ebola patient care increases amid growing tensions in North Kivu

Project Update 18 Jan 2019
 
Ebola outbreak - Butembo
DRC Ebola outbreaks

Ebola in DRC: This has touched my heart forever

msf.org 14 Jan 2019
 
Ebola outbreak - Bunia
DRC Ebola outbreaks

Ebola spreads further into urban communities and isolated areas in North Kivu

Project Update 3 Dec 2018
 
Portrait Alpha Diallo Watsan DRC
DRC Ebola outbreaks

Ebola in DRC: Cutting the chains of transmission

Voices from the Field 19 Nov 2018
 
Ebola response in Mangina
DRC Ebola outbreaks

Ebola in the DRC: between operational trial and error and scientific uncertainty

msf-crash.org 26 Oct 2018
Advanced HIV management in Homa Bay
Medical Resource

MSF Field Research

We produce important research based on our field experience. So far, we have published articles in over 100 peer-reviewed journals. These articles have often changed clinical practice and have been used for humanitarian advocacy. All of these articles can be found on our dedicated Field Research website.

Visit site