The World Health Organization now says there are hundreds of suspected cases and 139 deaths in the burgeoning epidemic Paul Nuki Global Health Security Editor, in Geneva Paul Nuki is Global Health Security Editor at The Telegraph. A senior journalist and former editor at the Sunday Times, he leads coverage on global security threats including epidemics, biosecurity, and international health crises. He has also written and reported extensively on the conflict in Israel and the Middle East. See more Published 20 May 2026 2:43pm BST The Ebola outbreak in central Africa could be twice as big as currently reported, according to a study published by Imperial College London. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said there were nearly 600 cases and 139 deaths in the outbreak that is sweeping hard-to-reach areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s north east.…