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Congo Ebola Outbreak Claims 181 Lives Amid Misinformation, Travel Ban

6/18/2026

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Misinformation and reliance on healers are slowing Ebola containment in Ituri province, Congo.
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Ituri has killed 181 people and triggered a WHO emergency declaration.
The U.S. government barred entry of non-U.S. passport holders who visited Congo, Uganda or South Sudan.
President Yoweri Museveni urged religious leaders to stop touching patients and pray without contact, while humanitarian groups asked faith leaders to cooperate with health workers.

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Misinformation and reliance on healers are slowing Ebola containment in Ituri province, Congo.
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Ituri has killed 181 people and triggered a WHO emergency declaration.
The U.S. government barred entry of non-U.S. passport holders who visited Congo, Uganda or South Sudan.
President Yoweri Museveni urged religious leaders to stop touching patients and pray without contact, while humanitarian groups asked faith leaders to cooperate with health workers.