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Jul 26, 2026

DR Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 3,262 cases in 10 weeks, nearing country's worst epidemic on record

The Democratic Republic of Congo's current Ebola outbreak has surged to 3,262 confirmed cases with 1,405 deaths in just 10 weeks, nearly matching the 2018-2020 outbreak that was the country's largest ever. The virus has spread across five provinces at record speed, with cases increasing by 1,000 in just 10 days.

Jul 26, 2026·7 sources
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  • ▪The Democratic Republic of Congo's current Ebola outbreak is concentrated in the eastern Ituri province, which borders South Sudan and Uganda.
  • ▪Residents of Mongbwalu, a mining town where treatment centres were previously burned down, are showing increased willingness to cooperate with Ebola response teams.
  • ▪The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo reached 3,262 cases in 10 weeks, nearly matching the total of the country's two-year 2018-2020 outbreak.

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Ebola outbreak1Haut-Uélé1Infectious Disease and Outbreaks1Ituri Province1Public health emergencies1South Kivu1Tshopo1

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