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Ebola: Kirumba health centre closed for 21 days in North Kivu

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The Kirumba reference health centre, in the Kayna health zone in North Kivu, has been closed for 21 days after two confirmed Ebola cases were detected there from 6 November. The facility is located in Lubero territory, according to Actualite.cd.

The health centre in Kirumba, in the Kayna health zone in North Kivu, has been closed for 21 days after two confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease were detected, according to Actualité.cd. The two new cases have been recorded at the facility since 6 November 2026.

The closure comes as North Kivu faces active circulation of the Ebola virus. Cases had notably been reported in Kirumba in October, with 27 new cases and eight deaths recorded within 24 hours on 22 October, according to previous reports published by Actualité.cd.

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