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Ebola reaches sixth province as WHO ramps up response

8/14/2026

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Tedros Warns Surge

The Ebola outbreak spread to a sixth province after Africa Centres for Disease Control Director-General Jean Kaseya reported a death in Buta, Bas-Uele.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the outbreak could eclipse the 2014-2016 epidemic that killed over 11,000 people.
WHO plans to raise contact-tracing coverage to 95% and triple treatment capacity to 3,000 beds within 12 weeks.

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IRC Expands

The International Rescue Committee expanded community engagement in Ituri, training local leaders, religious groups and women’s groups to counter Ebola misinformation.
Volunteers now conduct door-to-door awareness and plan to reach Beni and Butembo.
Oxford launched a Phase I trial of the ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine with 4,000 doses from the Serum Institute of India, which holds 620,000 doses in reserve.
Moderna began first-in-human testing of the mRNA-1469 vaccine candidate in Canada.

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Tedros Warns Surge

The Ebola outbreak spread to a sixth province after Africa Centres for Disease Control Director-General Jean Kaseya reported a death in Buta, Bas-Uele.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the outbreak could eclipse the 2014-2016 epidemic that killed over 11,000 people.
WHO plans to raise contact-tracing coverage to 95% and triple treatment capacity to 3,000 beds within 12 weeks.

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