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DRC Ebola Deaths Surge; WHO Calls Ervebo Trial

8/9/2026

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WHO Urges Trial

WHO urged a randomised trial of the licensed Ervebo vaccine for Bundibugyo cross-protection.
Gavi will supply Ervebo doses from its 500,000-dose stockpile, with some already in the DRC.
DRC health authorities recorded 4,120 Ebola cases and 1,887 deaths as of 6 August 2026.
UNICEF reported over 300 child deaths, representing about a quarter of cases and a third of total deaths.

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Health Workers Protest

Health workers in Ituri protested at the office over unpaid wages since mid-May.
Edouige Makosi warned that without management Ebola will not end in the province.
Health Minister Roger Kamba said the government is verifying payroll lists and that staff such as Wiza Bondele have begun receiving mobile-money transfers.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported five of Ituri’s 69 displacement camps have Ebola cases, but no refugee infections.

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WHO Urges Trial

WHO urged a randomised trial of the licensed Ervebo vaccine for Bundibugyo cross-protection.
Gavi will supply Ervebo doses from its 500,000-dose stockpile, with some already in the DRC.
DRC health authorities recorded 4,120 Ebola cases and 1,887 deaths as of 6 August 2026.
UNICEF reported over 300 child deaths, representing about a quarter of cases and a third of total deaths.

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