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Ebola spreads to sixth Congo province as treatment center strikes

8/15/2026

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WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus warned Congo Ebola outbreak will eclipse the 2014-16 epidemic.
CDC director Jean Kaseya confirmed a death in Bas-Uele, spreading Ebola to sixth province.
Over 4,500 cases and 2,100 deaths have been recorded, with sequencing showing Bundibugyo strain circulated in February before the May 15 declaration.
Workers at Nizi Treatment Centre have struck, closing it, with maternal deaths doubled and prenatal visits falling from 60 to 10 since May 25.

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Story summary

WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus warned Congo Ebola outbreak will eclipse the 2014-16 epidemic.
CDC director Jean Kaseya confirmed a death in Bas-Uele, spreading Ebola to sixth province.
Over 4,500 cases and 2,100 deaths have been recorded, with sequencing showing Bundibugyo strain circulated in February before the May 15 declaration.
Workers at Nizi Treatment Centre have struck, closing it, with maternal deaths doubled and prenatal visits falling from 60 to 10 since May 25.