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A confirmed Ebola case has led authorities to declare a new outbreak in Sud-Ubangi, a north-western province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The detection brings to seven the number of provinces affected by the epidemic, which began in May, according to local authorities cited by the source.
Source: Africanews
CENCO, the Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is calling for a stronger response to the country’s 17th Ebola outbreak. It cites healthcare workers’ demotivation and misinformation as obstacles to controlling the disease, according to its monitoring of the situation.
Source: Actualité.cd
Congolese opposition figure Jean-Marc Kabund accused Félix Tshisekedi’s government of mishandling the Ebola virus disease epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He made the accusation during a live Space session organised on 28 August 2026 by journalist Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, according to the source article.
Source: Actualité.cd
Médecins Sans Frontières is strengthening patient care as part of the Ebola response in Beni, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The intervention comes amid a mixed situation, as efforts to tackle the epidemic evolve in the region.
Source: Actualité.cd
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo to strengthen the response to the Ebola outbreak linked to the Bundibugyo strain. The outbreak has caused around 2,500 deaths, according to the World Health Organization, as reported by the Ivorian Press Agency.
Source: Aip
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 5,000 cases and remains far from under control, according to the World Health Organization. Its Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, considers the risk of international spread high, while the Congolese response has been criticised for being slow and poorly organised.
Source: France 24
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached nearly 5,000 cases and caused more than 2,300 deaths. Médecins Sans Frontières believes response capacity has been overwhelmed and is calling for massive community mobilisation to curb the spread, according to the NGO.
Source: Africanews
The 17th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had caused 2,325 confirmed deaths by 15 August, surpassing the toll of the 2018-2020 outbreak. With transmission still active, the toll could rise further, according to the epidemiological data cited in the article.
Source: RFI
The Bundibugyo Ebola virus is believed to have circulated for several months in eastern DR Congo before its official identification, facilitating its spread in communities. The toll reported as of 12 August exceeds 2,000 deaths, while the World Health Organization describes a delayed detection, according to the article.
Source: Matin Libre
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused 2,325 deaths, according to government data. The toll exceeds that of the 2018-2020 outbreak and is the highest recorded in the country’s history, according to Reuters.
Source: Daily Maverick
Seychelles public health authorities have warned the public about water bottles intended for dispensers that have an unusual smell, impurities or an abnormal colour. They are urging consumers to watch out for these signs of potential contamination, according to the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation.
Source: Sbc
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