Staffers at CBCA Virunga Hospital prepare rooms for suspected Ebola patients in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 17, 2026. Jospin Mwisha/AFP via Getty Images
Ottawa has issued a Level 2 travel health advisory for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, warning against non-essential travel to the provinces of Ituri and North Kivu amid an ongoing Ebola outbreak.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak in Congo and neighbouring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, following an outbreak of Bundibugyo virus disease, a strain of Ebola for which there are no approved vaccines or specific treatments.
