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CDC Warns Ebola Could Hit 20,000 Cases, DRC Seeks $319M

6/10/2026

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Story summary
  • CDC modeling warns Ebola outbreak could exceed 20,000 cases in three months if 20% of patients are isolated.
  • DRC has confirmed 550 Ebola cases and 101 deaths, mostly in Ituri.
  • Groups including the ADF have hampered response and injured responders in a Bunia burial attack.
  • A lab in Mongbwalu processes samples, raising monitoring to 4,800 while Commissioner Hadja Lahbib urged diagnoses as WHO and Africa CDC seek $319 million for funding.