Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) Ebola virus disease emergency aid humanitarian aid infectious disease News articleThe EU is mobilising emergency support to Democratic Republic of the Congo in response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak03/10/2025 The EU is supporting the emergency response to the outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, officially declared on the 4 September 2025 by the Congolese ministry of health.