KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 -- The latest Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda are now the third largest in history, with nearly 750 suspected cases and almost 90 confirmed cases reported within weeks of being declared.

The largest Ebola epidemic happened between 2014 and 2016 in West Africa, with 28,600 recorded cases, while the second biggest outbreak also took place in the DRC, where over 3,470 cases were recorded between 2018 and 2020.

News reports citing public health experts said the latest flare-up is spreading rapidly in one of the most volatile and vulnerable regions of the world.

Cuts to international health aid over the past year are adding to the burden of efforts to contain the outbreak, they said....